en pelare
Meaning
pillar; column
In Swedish: bärande konstruktion i en byggnad, stolpe
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en pelare |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | pelaren |
| Plural, indefinite | pelare |
| Plural, definite | pelarna |
pelare is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor pelare, den stora pelaren. Check another noun
Practise pelare
1 / 2Is it en pelare or ett pelare?
Words built with pelare
- pelargång colonnade
- stöttepelare mainstay, pillar
- hörnpelare corner pillar
Questions
What does pelare mean in English?
pelare means “pillar, column”.
Is it en pelare or ett pelare?
It is en pelare, and “the pillar” is pelaren.
What is the plural of pelare?
pelare doesn't change in the plural: en pelare, två pelare (definite: pelarna).
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish pelare, pilare, from Medieval Latin pīlāre, pīlārium, from Latin pīla.
Nearby common words
pelare is number 7,612 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,608acceptabel acceptable
- 7,609fascist fascist
- 7,610furir sergeant (navy: petty officer)
- 7,611mums yum-yum
- 7,613psykiatrisk psychiatric
- 7,614rörlig mobile, agile
- 7,615användare user
- 7,616olyckligtvis unfortunately
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary