Pfahl

German

Etymology

From Old High German pfāl, from Latin pālus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /p͡faːl/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /faːl/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Homophone: fahl (regional)

Noun

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

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

Declension
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
  • pfählen

Proper noun

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
  • “Pfahl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Pfahl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Pfahl” in Duden online
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