Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪliːr̝̊/

Noun

pilíř m inan

1. pillar

Declension

Derived terms

• opěrný pilíř

Etymology 2

pilíř, calque of French pilier, from rugby rules translated from French into Czech by Ondřej Sekora in 1926

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪliːr̝̊/

Noun

pilíř m anim

1. (rugby) prop (a player of the front row, supporting the hooker in the scrum)

Declension

References

1. ↑ "pilíř" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
2. ↑ pilíř in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007