Eckpfeiler
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Eckpfeiler m (strong, genitive Eckpfeilers, plural Eckpfeiler)
- pillar (in the corner of a room)
- cornerstone (all senses)
- Wenn Kultur das Fundament einer Gesellschaft ist, dann ist Sprache der Eckpfeiler der Kultur.
- If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Eckpfeiler [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Eckpfeiler” in Duden online
- “Eckpfeiler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache