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Swedish noun

en påle

pole

Meaning

pole

In Swedish: stolpe

Forms

Forms of påle
Singular, indefiniteen påle
Singular, definitepålen
Plural, indefinitepålar
Plural, definitepålarna

påle is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor påle, den stora pålen. Check another noun

Practise påle

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Is it en påle or ett påle?

påle in a sentence

  • Han slog pålen i vampyrens hjärta
    He drove ["hit" – implies hitting it with a hammer] the stake into the heart of the vampire

Words built with påle

  • totempåle totem pole
  • bopåle foundation post

Questions

What does påle mean in English?

påle means “pole”.

Is it en påle or ett påle?

It is en påle, and “the pole” is pålen.

What is the plural of påle?

The plural of påle is pålar, and the definite plural is pålarna.

Similar words

stolpestock

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish pāle, pāl, from Latin pālus (“stake”).

Nearby common words

påle is number 7,541 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,537storartad grand, magnificent
  • 7,538tyrann tyrant
  • 7,539peru Peru
  • 7,540klingon Klingon (a member of the Klingon species in Star Trek)
  • 7,542avråda advise (warn) against
  • 7,543dragon tarragon
  • 7,544inåt inwards, toward the interior
  • 7,545kitt putty
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