pilaster
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pilastre (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French pilastre, from Italian pilastro. Equivalent to pillar + -aster.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilaster (plural pilasters)
- (decorative architecture) A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.
- (structural architecture) A column or short wing wall attached to the foundation wall which provides lateral support, or to support a vertical load that does not fall on the foundation wall.
Translations[edit]
a column attached to the wall
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Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pylaster (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French pilastre, from Italian pilastro, from Latin pilastrum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilaster m (plural pilasters, diminutive pilastertje n)
- pilaster, rectangular half column
Hypernyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French pilastre, from Middle French pilastre, from Italian pilastro.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilaster m inan
- (architecture) pilaster (column attached to the wall)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pilaster
singular | plural | |
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nominative | pilaster | pilastry |
genitive | pilastra/pilastru | pilastrów |
dative | pilastrowi | pilastrom |
accusative | pilaster | pilastry |
instrumental | pilastrem | pilastrami |
locative | pilastrze | pilastrach |
vocative | pilastrze | pilastry |
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
Further reading[edit]
- pilaster in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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