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Bulgarian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πῠλών (pulṓn, “gateway”), an augmentative of πῠ́λη (púlē, “door-wing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
пило́н • (pilón) m
- pylon (large post, pole)
- Synonym: стълб (stǎlb)
Declension
References
- “пилон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “пилон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πῠλών (pulṓn, “gateway”), an augmentative of πῠ́λη (púlē, “door-wing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
пило́н • (pilón) m inan (genitive пило́на, nominative plural пило́ны, genitive plural пило́нов)
- pillar, pier, pylon, pier tower, tower
Declension