pier

See also:Pierandpíer

English

Etymology

Night Scene of Pier 9, Central Piers, Hong Kong

A smallpierat a campsite in Canada

FromMiddle Englishpere(“bridge pillar”),fromMedieval Latinpera,fromOld Northern Frenchpire(“breakwater”),fromVulgar Latin*petricus,fromLatinpetra,fromAncient Greekπέτρα(pétra,“stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/pɪə(ɹ)/
• (General American)enPR:pîr,IPA^(key):/pɪɹ/

• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:-ɪə(ɹ)
• Homophone:peer

Noun

pier(pluralpiers)

1. Araisedplatformbuilt from theshoreout overwater,supported onpiles;used tosecure,or provideaccesstoshipping;ajetty.

   Your boat is docked at thepier.

2. A similarstructure,especially at aseaside resort,used to provideentertainment.

   There is a gaming arcade on thepier.

   • 2023March 22, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Island Line to reopen to Ryde Pier in June... possibly”, inRAIL,number979,page24:

     Ryde Pier's claim to fame is being the world's oldest seaside pleasurepier,with construction starting in 1813.

3. Astructuresupportingthejunctionbetween twospansof abridge.
   • 1961January, “Talking of Trains: The Severn Bridge disaster”, inTrains Illustrated,page 5:

     The force of the explosion demolished one pair ofpiersand two spans of the bridge crashed down into the river on top of the barges.

5. (architecture)Arectangularpillar,or similar structure, that supports anarch,wallorroof,or the hinges of a gate.

   Coordinate term:pile

Derived terms

• abutment pier
• Brighton pier
• chain pier
• end-of-pier
• end-of-the-pier
• finger pier
• pier glass
• pierless
• pierlike
• pier table
• rocking pier
• take a long walk off a short pier
• take a long walk on a short pier
• you don't fish off the company pier

Translations

raised platform built from the shore out over water

• Arabic:رَصِيفm(raṣīf)
• Armenian:պիրս(pirs),կառանացից(hy)(kaṙanacʻicʻ)
• Azerbaijani:iskele,pirs
• Belarusian:пры́станьf(prýstanʹ),пірсm(pirs)
• Bengali:জেটি(bn)(jeṭi)
• Bulgarian:при́стан(bg)m(prístan),кей(bg)m(kej)
• Burmese:ဆိပ်(my)(hcip)
• Catalan:moll(ca)m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Bến tàu／Bến tàu(zh)(mǎtóu)

• Czech:molo(cs)n
• Danish:mole(da)c
• Dutch:pier(nl)m
• Esperanto:piero
• Estonian:kai(et)
• Finnish:laituri(fi)
• French:jetée(fr)f
• Galician:peirao(gl)m,peiraum
• Georgian:პირსი(ṗirsi),ნავმისადგომი(ka)(navmisadgomi)
• German:Seebrücke(de)f,Anlegestelle(de)f,Kai(de)m
• Greek:μώλος(el)m(mólos),αποβάθρα(el)f(apováthra)
• Hebrew:מֵזַח(he)m(mézakh)
• Hindi:घाट(hi)m(ghāṭ)
• Hungarian:móló(hu)
• Icelandic:bryggjaf
• Irish:céf
• Italian:pontile(it)m,imbarcadero(it)m,molo(it)m
• Japanese:Sạn kiều(ja)(さんばし, sanbashi),Sóng ngăn tràng(ja)(はとば, hatoba),Bến tàu(ja)(ふとう, futō)
• Kalmyk:пирстн(pirstn)
• Kazakh:пирс(pirs)
• Khmer:តីរវិថី(km)(təyraʔviʔtʰəy)
• Korean:교각(ko)(gyogak),부두(ko)(budu)
• Kyrgyz:пирс(pirs)
• Lao:ທ່າ(thā)
• Latin:mōlēsf
• Latvian:piestātnef,molsm
• Ligurian:meum
• Lithuanian:molasm,pirsas(lt)m
• Macedonian:при́станm(prístan),мост(mk)m(most)
• Norman:cauchief(Guernsey)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:brygge(no)morf

  Nynorsk:bryggef,bryggjef

• Persian:اسکله(phát)(eskele)
• Polish:pomost(pl)m,molo(pl)n
• Portuguese:píer(pt)m,cais(pt)m
• Russian:при́стань(ru)f(prístanʹ),пирс(ru)m(pirs),прича́л(ru)m(pričál),мол(ru)m(mol)
• Scottish Gaelic:laimrigf
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic:пристаништеn

  Roman:pristanište(sh)n

• Slovak:mólon
• Spanish:muelle(es)m,embarcadero(es)m,malecón(es)m
• Swedish:brygga(sv)c,pir(sv)
• Tagalog:piyer
• Tajik:бандар(bandar),искала(iskala)
• Thai:ท่า(th)(tâa)
• Turkish:iskele(tr)
• Ukrainian:при́станьf(prýstanʹ),пірс(uk)m(pirs)
• Urdu:گھاٹm(ghāṭ)
• Uzbek:pirs(uz),pristan(uz),iskala
• Vietnamese:bến tàu(vi)
• Walloon:djetêye(wa)f
• Welsh:pier(cy)m
• Yiddish:דאָקm(dok),מאָלm(mol)

similar structure used to provide entertainment

• Dutch:pier(nl)m
• Finnish:laituri(fi)
• French:jetée(fr)f
• Japanese:Sạn kiều(ja)(さんばし, sanbashi)
• Polish:molo(pl)n
• Swedish:brygga(sv)
• Welsh:pier(cy)m

structure used to accommodate ships

• Bulgarian:пристан(bg)m(pristan)
• Finnish:laituri(fi)
• French:ponton(fr)m
• Polish:pirs(pl)m
• Scottish Gaelic:laimrigf
• Swedish:pir(sv),brygga(sv)

structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge

• Bulgarian:опора(bg)f(opora)
• Czech:pilíř(cs)m
• Dutch:pijler(nl)m
• Esperanto:piero
• Finnish:pilari(fi)
• French:pile(fr)f
• German:Brückenpfeiler(de)m
• Italian:pilastro(it)m,pontile(it)m
• Japanese:Kiều chân(ja)(きょうきゃく, kyōkyaku)
• Korean:교각(ko)(gyogak)
• Norwegian:brupilar
• Polish:filar(pl)m
• Portuguese:pilar(pt)m
• Russian:сва́я(ru)f(svája),бык(ru)m(byk)
• Spanish:pilar(depuente)m
• Swedish:bropelarec
• Ukrainian:бик(uk)m(byk)
• Walloon:pilasse(wa)f,pilé(wa)m

rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof

• Bulgarian:коло́на(bg)f(kolóna),стълб(bg)m(stǎlb)
• Finnish:pilari(fi)
• French:pilier(fr)m
• German:Pfeiler(de)m
• Irish:piaram
• Italian:pilastro(it)m
• Japanese:Trụ(ja)(はしら, hashira)
• Korean:교각(ko)(gyogak)
• Polish:filar(pl)m
• Portuguese:pilastra(pt)f
• Russian:столб(ru)m(stolb),просте́нок(ru)m(prosténok)
• Spanish:pilar(es)m
• Swedish:pelare(sv)
• Walloon:pilé(wa)m,pilasse(wa)f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions atWiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Georgian:^{(pleaseverify)}ბურჯი(burǯi)
• Korean:^{(pleaseverify)}교각(ko)(gyogak)

See also

• jetty
• mole
• wharf

Anagrams

• Peri,peri,peri-,prie,ripe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes:-ir

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

FromMiddle Dutchpier,probably from the namePierre.

Noun

pierm(pluralpieren,diminutivepiertjen)

1. (zoology)aworm,earthworm(in Flanders)

Etymology 2

Borrowed fromEnglishpier.

Noun

pierm(pluralpieren,diminutivepiertjen)

1. (architecture)apier,jetty

Derived terms

• wandelpier

Descendants

• →Papiamentu:pir

See also

• aanlegsteiger
• golfbreker
• hoofd
• steiger

Etymology 3

Unknown; Flanders only

Alternative forms

• piere(obsolete)

Noun

pierm(pluralpieren,diminutivepiertjen)

1. (archaic)a physicaltrap
2. (archaic)a figurative trap,ambush
3. (archaic)a place one istrappedin:
   1. aprison
   2. arabbitden

Derived terms

• pieren
• (trap types)steenpier(e),vliegepier(e)
• pierkoorde

Verb

pier

1. inflection ofpieren:
   1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
   3. imperative

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols,Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk),Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Anagrams

• prei
• riep

Latin

Verb

pier

1. first-personsingularpresentpassivesubjunctiveofpiō

Middle English

Noun

pier

1. Alternative form ofpere(“peer”)

Adjective

pier

1. Alternative form ofpere(“equal”)

Romanian

Verb

pier

1. first-personsingularpresentindicative/subjunctiveofpieri

Romansch

Alternative forms

• biera(Rumantsch Grischun,Sursilvan,Sutsilvan,Surmiran,Puter,Vallader)

Noun

pierf(pluralpiers)

1. (Sutsilvan)beer,ale

Synonyms

• gervosa

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[pi̯er]

Noun

pier

1. genitivepluralofpero
2. genitivepluralofpera