pier

See also Pier, and píer

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Night Scene of Pier 9, Central Piers, Hong Kong

From Medieval Latin pera, from Old Norman pira (“breakwater”), from Vulgar Latin *petricus, from Latin petra.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pɪə/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

Noun

pier (plural piers)

1. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
2. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
3. (US, nautical) A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.
4. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
5. (architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof.

Translations

raised platform built from the shore out over water

• Bulgarian: пристан (bg) (prístan) m , кей (bg) (kéj) m 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 碼頭 (cmn), 码头 (cmn) (mǎtóu)

• Danish: mole (da) c
• Dutch: pier (nl) m
• Esperanto: piero (eo)
• Finnish: laituri (fi)
• French: jetée (fr) f
• German: Pier (de) m, Anlegestelle (de) f
• Greek: μώλος (el) (mólos) m , αποβάθρα (el) (apováthra) f 
• Guernésiais: cauchie f
• Hebrew: מזח (he) (mézakh) m

• Icelandic: bryggja (is) f
• Irish: cé (ga) f
• Italian: pontile (it) m, imbarcadero (it) m, molo (it) m
• Japanese: 桟橋 (ja) (さんばし, sanbashi), 波止場 (ja) (はとば, hatoba), 埠頭 (ja) (ふとう, futō)
• Latin: moles (la) f
• Polish: pomost (pl) m, molo (pl) n
• Portuguese: píer m
• Russian: пристань (ru) (prístanʹ) f , пирс (ru) (pirs) m , причал (ru) (pričál) m 
• Scottish Gaelic: laimrig (gd) f
• Spanish: muelle (es) m, embarcadero (es) m, malecón (es) m
• Swedish: brygga (sv) c

similar structure used to provide entertainment

• Dutch: pier (nl) m
• Finnish: laituri (fi)
• French: jetée (fr) f

• Japanese: 桟橋 (ja) (さんばし, sanbashi)
• Polish: molo (pl) n

structure used to accomodate ships

• Finnish: laituri (fi)
• Polish: pirs (pl) m

• Scottish Gaelic: laimrig (gd) f

structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge

• Dutch: pijler (nl) m
• Esperanto: piero (eo)
• Finnish: pilari (fi)
• French: pile (fr) f
• German: Brückenpfeiler m
• Italian: pilastro (it) m, pontile (it) m

• Japanese: 橋脚 (ja) (きょうきゃく, kyōkyaku)
• Norwegian: brupilar (no)
• Polish: filar (pl) m
• Russian: свая (ru) (svája) f , бык (ru) (byk) m 
• Spanish: pilar (es) m (de puente)

rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof

• Bulgarian: колона (bg) (kolóna) f , стълб (bg) (stǎlb) m 
• Finnish: pilari (fi)
• French: pilier (fr) m
• German: Pfeiler (de) m
• Irish: piara (ga) m

• Italian: pilastro (it) m
• Japanese: 柱 (ja) (はしら, hashira)
• Polish: filar (pl) m
• Russian: столб (ru) (stolb) m , простенок (ru) (prosténok) m 
• Spanish: pilar (es) m

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• Georgian: ბურჯი (ka) (burǰi) 

• Korean: 교각 (gyogak)
• Portuguese: cais m

Derived terms

• pier glass

See also

• jetty
• mole
• wharf

Anagrams

• peri
• ripe

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Dutch

still not all senses and etymologies

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːr

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Etymology 1

Noun

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje)

1. (zoology) A worm, earthworm (in Flanders)

Etymology 2

English pier

Noun

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje)

1. (architecture) A pier, jetty

Derived terms

• Wandelpier

See also

• aanlegsteiger
• golfbreker
• hoofd
• steiger

Etymology 3

Unknown; Flanders only

Alternative forms

• piere (obsolete)

Noun

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje)

1. (archaic) A physical trap
2. (archaic) A figurative trap, ambush
3. (archaic) A place one is trapped in:
   1. a prison
   2. a rabbit den

Derived terms

• pieren
• (trap types) steenpier(e), vliegepier(e)
• pierkoorde

Verb

pier

1. first-person singular present indicative of pieren
2. imperative of pieren

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Anagrams

• prei, riep

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Latin

Verb

pier

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of piō

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) biera

Noun

pier f (plural piers)

1. (Sutsilvan) beer, ale

Synonyms

• gervosa