Spalier

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spalliera, from Italian spalla (“shoulder”), from Late Latin spatula, from Latin spatha (“broad, flat tool”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade, of wood or metal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃpaˈliːɐ̯]

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• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
• Hyphenation: Spa‧lier

Noun

Spalier n (strong, genitive Spaliers, plural Spaliere)

1. (horticulture) espalier, trellis
2. a group of people arranged in two rows, typically in a formal or ceremonial setting, to escort someone; guard of honour

   Hyponym: Ehrenspalier

Declension

Declension of Spalier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Spalier	die	Spaliere
genitive	eines	des	Spaliers	der	Spaliere
dative	einem	dem	Spalier	den	Spalieren
accusative	ein	das	Spalier	die	Spaliere

Derived terms

• Spalierbaum
• Spalierlatte
• Spalierobst
• Spalierobstbaum
• Spalierstrauch
• Spalierwuchs

 

Further reading

• “Spalier” in Duden online
• “Spalier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Spalier”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
• “Spalier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon