Pfahl

German

Etymology

From Old High German pfāl, from Latin pālus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pfaːl/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /faːl/ (most northern and central German speakers)
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aːl
Homophone: fahl (nonstandard)

Noun

Pfahl m (genitive Pfahls or Pfahles, plural Pfähle)

(thick) stake, picket, pale
(heraldry) pale

Declension

Declension of Pfahl

	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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(stake): Pfosten; Stange

Proper noun

Pfahl m, f (genitive Pfahls)

A surname.

Further reading

Pfahl in Duden online

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