Pohl

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpoɦl̩]

Proper noun

Pohl m anim (feminine Pohlová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Etymology

Dialectal form of standard Pfahl, used in this form in most dialects of North Rhine-Westphalia, including German Low German [Term?], Low Franconian, and Ripuarian. Cognate with Limburgish paol, Luxembourgish Poul, Dutch paal, and English pole.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔːl/ (original dialectal pronunciation)
  • IPA(key): /poːl/ (also common; by analogy with standard pronunciation rules)
  • Homophone: Pol (only by the latter pronunciation)

Noun

Pohl m (strong, genitive (rare) Pohls, plural Pöhle)

  1. (colloquial, regional, chiefly North Rhine-Westphalia) a post or pole, particularly a traffic bollard
    Synonym: Poller
    Da kannste nich’ durch. Da sin’ überall Pöhle.
    You can't pass through there. There are bollards everywhere.

Usage notes
  • The plural is more frequent than the singular.

Declension
Declension of Pohl [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pohl die Pöhle
genitive eines des Pohls1 der Pöhle
dative einem dem Pohl den Pöhlen
accusative einen den Pohl die Pöhle

1Rare.

Derived terms

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