pilar

See also: Pilar, pilař, and Pilař

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

• Paril, April, prial, Plair

Catalan

Pilar de 7 amb folre

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [piˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [piˈlaɾ]

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)

Derived terms

• pilar caminant
• pilar de dol

Further reading

• “pilar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pilar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “pilar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pilar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpilar/ [ˈpi.lar]
• Rhymes: -ilar
• Syllabification: pi‧lar

Noun

pilar (plural pilar-pilar)

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

• berpilar

Further reading

• “pilar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Norwegian Bokmål

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/

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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

Etymology tree

Latin pīla

Vulgar Latin *pīlāre

Portuguese pilar

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

Alternative forms

• pillar (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈlaʁ/ [piˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈlaʁ/ [piˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /piˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piˈlaʁ/ [piˈlaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /piˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈla.ɾi/

• 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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈla(ʁ)/ [piˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈla(ʁ)/ [piˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /piˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piˈla(ʁ)/ [piˈla(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /piˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈla.ɾi/

• 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

    Conjugation of pilar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	pilar
Personal	pilar	pilares	pilar	pilarmos	pilardes	pilarem
Gerund
	pilando
Past participle
Masculine	pilado			pilados
Feminine	pilada			piladas
Indicative
Present	pilo	pilas	pila	pilamos	pilais	pilam
Imperfect	pilava	pilavas	pilava	pilávamos	piláveis	pilavam
Preterite	pilei	pilaste	pilou	pilamos1, pilámos2	pilastes	pilaram
Pluperfect	pilara	pilaras	pilara	piláramos	piláreis	pilaram
Future	pilarei	pilarás	pilará	pilaremos	pilareis	pilarão
Conditional	pilaria	pilarias	pilaria	pilaríamos	pilaríeis	pilariam
Subjunctive
Present	pile	piles	pile	pilemos	pileis	pilem
Imperfect	pilasse	pilasses	pilasse	pilássemos	pilásseis	pilassem
Future	pilar	pilares	pilar	pilarmos	pilardes	pilarem
Imperative
Affirmative		pila	pile	pilemos	pilai	pilem
Negative (não)		não piles	não pile	não pilemos	não pileis	não pilem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “pilar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pilar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From pila +‎ -ar.

Noun

pìlār m anim (Cyrillic spelling пѝла̄р)

1. sawyer

References

• “pilar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *peilā

Latin pīlader.

Vulgar Latin *pīlāre

Spanish pilar

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

• Pilar f (name)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *peilā

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Proto-Italic *peilāō

Latin pīlāre

Spanish pilar

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

    Conjugation of pilar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pilar
gerund			pilando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pilado		pilada
		plural		pilados		piladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pilo	pilastú pilásvos	pila	pilamos	piláis	pilan
	imperfect	pilaba	pilabas	pilaba	pilábamos	pilabais	pilaban
	preterite	pilé	pilaste	piló	pilamos	pilasteis	pilaron
	future	pilaré	pilarás	pilará	pilaremos	pilaréis	pilarán
	conditional	pilaría	pilarías	pilaría	pilaríamos	pilaríais	pilarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pile	pilestú pilésvos2	pile	pilemos	piléis	pilen
	imperfect (ra)	pilara	pilaras	pilara	piláramos	pilarais	pilaran
	imperfect (se)	pilase	pilases	pilase	pilásemos	pilaseis	pilasen
	future1	pilare	pilares	pilare	piláremos	pilareis	pilaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pilatú pilávos	pile	pilemos	pilad	pilen
	negative		no piles	no pile	no pilemos	no piléis	no pilen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “pilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “pilar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Swedish

Noun

pilar

1. indefinite plural of pil

Verb

pilar

1. present indicative of pila

Anagrams

• april