Säule

See also: saule, saulė, saulę, saulē, Saule, and Saulē

German

Etymology

Plural of now dialectal Saul, from Old High German sūl, from Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz. Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sauls), English sile. More at sile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔʏ̯lə/
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Noun

Säule f (genitive Säule, plural Säulen)

  1. (architecture) column, pillar
  2. (automotive) gas pump (clipping of Zapfsäule)

Declension

Declension of Säule [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Säule die Säulen
genitive einer der Säule der Säulen
dative einer der Säule den Säulen
accusative eine die Säule die Säulen

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: søjle
  • Norwegian: søyle

See also

Further reading

  • “Säule” in Duden online
  • “Säule” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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