paal

Cahuilla

Noun

páal

1. mortar (for pounding and grinding)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pael, from Old Dutch pāl, from Latin pālus.

Noun

paal m (plural palen, diminutive paaltje n)

1. A post, stake, pole, pile
2. (sports) A goalpost
3. (heraldry) A pale, perpendicular stripe
4. (euphemistic) An erect phallus
5. An Indonesian measure of distance

Synonyms

• (goalpost) doelpaal m

Derived terms

• bepalen
• grenspaal m, mijlpaal m
• lantaarnpaal m
• paaldans m
• paalfundering
• paalvast (adjective)
• paalwerk n
• paalwoning
• paalworm m
• etc.

expressions

• paal en perk stellen aan
• voor paal staan

Verb

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of palen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of palen

Etymology 2

From Middle French pale, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pala.

Noun

paal f (plural palen, diminutive paaltje n)

1. A peel, baker's instrument

Synonyms

• ovenpaal m or f

Derived terms

• (peel types) handpaal, koekepaal
• palen (verb)
• paaloren (verb)
• paaloore m

Etymology 3

From French pâle (“pale”).

Adjective

paal (comparative paler, superlative paalst)

1. pale
2. faded, discolored

Declension

Declension of paal
uninflected	paal
inflected	pale
comparative	paler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		paal	paler	het paalst het paalste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	pale	palere	paalste
	n. sing.	paal	paler	paalste
	plural	pale	palere	paalste
definite		pale	palere	paalste
partitive		paals	palers	—