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Meaning

1. (declension-3, masculine) brick, tile
2. (declension-3, masculine) ingot, bar (of precious metal)

Concepts

brick

briquette

cake

🍰

ingot

piece

pig

🐖

Synonyms

testa

Translations

brique

mattone

Backstein

Ziegel

ladrillo

maó

tijolo

τούβλο

Ziegelstein

baksteen

tuğla

bouwsteen

tejolo

stuk

klinker

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫa.tɛr]

Etymology

Uncertain.
* Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”).
* Perhaps from *stelh₃- (“broad”), in which case latus (“side, flank”) would be its neuter form.