Swedish noun

en stolpe

post, pole

Meaning

post; pole

In Swedish: påle upprest till stöd för något

Forms

Forms of stolpe
Singular, indefiniteen stolpe
Singular, definitestolpen
Plural, indefinitestolpar
Plural, definitestolparna

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

Practise stolpe

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Is it en stolpe or ett stolpe?

Words built with stolpe

  • lyktstolpe lamppost
  • staketstolpe fence post

Questions

What does stolpe mean in English?

stolpe means “post, pole”.

Is it en stolpe or ett stolpe?

It is en stolpe, and “the post” is stolpen.

What is the plural of stolpe?

The plural of stolpe is stolpar, and the definite plural is stolparna.

Similar words

påle

Origin

From Old Swedish stolpe, from Old Norse stolpi, from Proto-Germanic *stulpô, related to *stallaz (“stable, standing, stall”).

Nearby common words

stolpe is number 9,068 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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