zuil
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch suul, from Old Dutch sūl, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz. Cognate with English sile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zœy̯l/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zuil
- Rhymes: -œy̯l
Noun
zuil f (plural zuilen, diminutive zuiltje n)
- (architecture) pillar, support
- (society, historical) pillar, institutional subgrouping of society along ideological or religious lines [from early 20th c.]
Synonyms
- pijler
- pilaar
Derived terms
- verzuilen
- verzuiling