zuil

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch suul, from Old Dutch sūl, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz. Cognate with English sile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zœy̯l/

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• Hyphenation: zuil
• Rhymes: -œy̯l

Noun

zuil f (plural zuilen, diminutive zuiltje n)

1. (architecture) pillar, support
2. (society, chiefly historical) pillar, institutional subgrouping of society along ideological or religious lines [from early 20th c.]

Synonyms

• pijler
• pilaar

Derived terms

• minizuil
• verzuilen
• verzuiling
• zuilengalerij