# der Eckpfeiler

der Eckpfeiler is a German noun meaning “pillar”. Forms: des Eckpfeilers, die Eckpfeiler.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Eckpfeilers
- Plural: die Eckpfeiler

## Meanings

1. pillar (in the corner of a room)
2. 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.

## Examples

- Diese Prinzipien müssen die Eckpfeiler unserer Umwelt- und Energiepolitik sein. — These principles must be the cornerstones of our environment and energy policies.

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