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Pfahl

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German pfāl, phāl, from Old High German pfāl, from Proto-West Germanic *pālu, from Latin pālus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Pfahl m (strong, genitive Pfahles or Pfahls, plural Pfähle)

  1. (thick) stake, picket, pale
    Synonyms: Pfosten, Stange
  2. (heraldry) pale

Declension

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Declension of Pfahl [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pfahl die Pfähle
genitive eines des Pfahles, Pfahls der Pfähle
dative einem dem Pfahl, Pfahle1 den Pfählen
accusative einen den Pfahl die Pfähle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Pfahl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Pfahls or (with an article) Pfahl, feminine genitive Pfahl, plural Pfahls)

  1. a surname

Further reading

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  • “Pfahl”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
  • “Pfahl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Pfahl” in Duden online