pilar

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pilāris, from Latin pilus (“a hair”) +‎ -ar.

Adjective

pilar (not comparable)

1. (chiefly medicine) Relating to hair.

   pilar muscle; pilar cyst

2. Covered in hair; hairy.

Anagrams

• April, Plair, prial

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Noun

pilar m (plural pilars)

1. pillar
2. (castells) a castell built with just one casteller on each level
3. (castells) each of the vertical columns of castellers making up the tronc of a castell (syn. rengla)

Further reading

• “pilar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pilar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “pilar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pilar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

pilar

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

From Dutch pilaar, from Medieval Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: pi‧lar

Noun

pilar (first-person possessive pilarku, second-person possessive pilarmu, third-person possessive pilarnya)

1. pillar:
   1. (architecture) a large post, often used as supporting architecture.
   2. (figurative) an essential part of something that provides support.

      Synonyms: dasar, induk

2. (nautical) mast: a tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments ,or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.

Affixed terms

Further reading

• “pilar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

pilar

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). Either inherited from Old Norse (compare Icelandic pílári) or a later borrowing.

Noun

pilar m (definite singular pilaren, indefinite plural pilarer, definite plural pilarene)

1. a pillar, column
2. a pier (of a bridge)

Derived terms

• grunnpilar

References

• “pilar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• piler

Noun

pilar f or m

1. indefinite masculine plural of pil

Etymology 2

From Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). Either inherited from Old Norse (compare Icelandic pílári) or a later borrowing.

Noun

pilar m (definite singular pilaren, indefinite plural pilarar, definite plural pilarane)

1. a pillar, column
2. a pier (of a bridge)

Derived terms

• grunnpilar

References

• “pilar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈla/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Noun

pilar m (plural pilars)

1. pillar

Etymology 2

From Old Occitan, inherited from Latin pīlāre (“to grind, pound”).

Verb

pilar

1. to crush; to pulverize

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		pilar			aver pilat
gerund		pilant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pilat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pili	pilas	pila	pilam	pilatz	pilan
	imperfect	pilavi	pilavas	pilava	pilàvem	pilàvetz	pilavan
	preterite	pilèri	pilères	pilèt	pilèrem	pilèretz	pilèron
	future	pilarai	pilaràs	pilarà	pilarem	pilaretz	pilaràn
	conditional	pilariái	pilariás	pilariá	pilariam	pilariatz	pilarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pilèra	pilèras	pilèra	pileram	pileratz	pilèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pile	piles	pile	pilem	piletz	pilen
	imperfect	pilèssi	pilèsses	pilèsse	pilèssem	pilèssetz	pilèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			pila		pilem	pilatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		pilar			aver pilat
gerund		pilant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pilat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pile	piles	pila	pilam	pilatz	pilon
	imperfect	pilave	pilaves	pilava	pilaviam	pilaviatz	pilavon
	preterite	pilere	pileres	pilet	pilem	piletz	pileron
	future	pilarai	pilaràs	pilará	pilarem	pilaretz	pilarán
	conditional	pilariá	pilariás	pilariá	pilariam	pilariatz	pilarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pilèra	pilèras	pilèra	pileram	pileratz	pilèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pile	piles	pile	pilassiam	pilassiatz	pilon
	imperfect	pilesse	pilesses	pilesse	pilessiam	pilessiatz	pilesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			pila		pilassiam	pilatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		pilar			aver pilat
gerund		pilant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pilat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pili	pilas	pila	pilam	pilatz	pilan
	imperfect	pilavi	pilavas	pilava	pilàvam	pilàvatz	pilavan
	preterite	pilèi	pilès	pilè	pilèm	pilètz	pilèn
	future	pilarèi	pilaràs	pilarà	pilaram	pilaratz	pilaràn
	conditional	pilarí	pilarés	pilaré	pilarem	pilaretz	pilarén
	conditional 2nd form1	pilèra	pilèras	pilèra	pileram	pileratz	pilèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pili	piles	pile	pilem	piletz	pilen
	imperfect	pilèssi	pilèsses	pilèsse	pilèssem	pilèssetz	pilèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			pila		pilem	pilatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		pilar			aver pilat
gerund		pilant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pilat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pile	pilas	pila	pilam	pilatz	pilan
	imperfect	pilava	pilavas	pilava	pilàvam	pilàvatz	pilavan
	preterite	pilei	pileras	pilet	pilèram	pilèratz	pileran
	future	pilarai	pilaràs	pilará	pilarem	pilaretz	pilarán
	conditional	pilariá	pilariàs	pilariá	pilariam	pilariatz	pilarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pilèra	pilèras	pilèra	pileram	pileratz	pilèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pile	piles	pile	pilem	piletz	pilen
	imperfect	pilèsse	pilèsses	pilèsse	pilèssem	pilèssetz	pilèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			pila		pilem	pilatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		pilar			aver pilat
gerund		pilant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pilat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pile	piles	pila	pilam	pilatz	pilan
	imperfect	pilavi	pilavas	pilava	pilàvem	pilàvetz	pilavan
	preterite	pilère	pilères	pilèt	pileriam	pileriatz	pilèron
	future	pilarai	pilaràs	pilarà	pilarem	pilaretz	pilaràn
	conditional	pilariáu	pilariás	pilariá	pilariam	pilariatz	pilarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pilèra	pilèras	pilèra	pileram	pileratz	pilèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pile	piles	pile	pilem	piletz	pilan
	imperfect	pilèsse	pilèsses	pilèsse	pilessiam	pilessiatz	pilèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			pila		pilem	pilatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Synonyms

• trissar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Alternative forms

• pillar (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Homophone: pilhar (Madeira)
• Hyphenation: pi‧lar

Noun

pilar m (plural pilares)

1. pillar (large post, often used as supporting architecture)
2. (figurative) pillar (essential part of something)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pīlāre (“to grind, pound”). By surface analysis, pilão (“pestle”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: pilhar (Madeira)
• Hyphenation: pi‧lar

Verb

pilar (first-person singular present pilo, first-person singular preterite pilei, past participle pilado)

1. to grind using a pestle

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From pila +‎ -ar.

Noun

pìlār m (Cyrillic spelling пѝла̄р)

1. sawyer

References

• “pilar” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈlaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pi‧lar

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Noun

pilar m (plural pilares)

1. pillar, pier, mainstay
2. (rugby) prop (the player who is next to the hooker in a scrum)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pīlāre (“to grind, pound”).

Verb

pilar (first-person singular present pilo, first-person singular preterite pilé, past participle pilado)

1. to pound

Conjugation

Further reading

• “pilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Noun

pilar

1. indefinite plural of pil

Verb

pilar

1. present indicative of pila

Anagrams

• april