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Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.lə/
- Rhymes: -alə
- Hyphenation: pa‧lă
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French pale.
Noun
pală f (plural pale)
- propeller blade
Declension
Declension of pală
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(o) pală
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pala
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(niște) pale
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palele
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genitive/dative
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(unei) pale
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palei
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(unor) pale
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palelor
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vocative
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pală, palo
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palelor
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Etymology 2
From Paleo-Balkan. Likely akin to Albanian palë (“fold”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) However, compare the sense “shovel” in Etymology 6.
Noun
pală f (plural pale)
- the quantity of hay, straw, etc. a pitchfork can pick up
- the quantity of grass etc. a scythe can mow in one swing
Declension
Declension of pală
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(o) pală
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pala
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(niște) pale
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palele
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genitive/dative
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(unei) pale
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palei
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(unor) pale
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palelor
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vocative
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pală, palo
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palelor
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Etymology 3
Borrowed from Latin palla (“a lady's outer garment”).
Noun
pală f (plural pale)
- palla
Declension
Declension of pală
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(o) pală
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pala
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(niște) pale
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palele
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genitive/dative
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(unei) pale
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palei
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(unor) pale
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palelor
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vocative
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pală, palo
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palelor
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Etymology 4
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پالا (pala).
Noun
pală f (plural pale)
- (archaic) broadsword
- Synonym: paloș
Declension
Declension of pală
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(o) pală
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pala
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(niște) pale
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palele
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genitive/dative
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(unei) pale
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palei
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(unor) pale
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palelor
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vocative
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pală, palo
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palelor
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Etymology 5
Unknown.
Noun
pală f (plural pale)
- whim, caprice
Declension
Declension of pală
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(o) pală
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pala
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(niște) pale
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palele
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genitive/dative
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(unei) pale
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palei
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(unor) pale
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palelor
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vocative
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pală, palo
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palelor
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Etymology 6
From Latin pāla (“shovel”).
Noun
pală f (plural pale)
- (archaic) shovel
- peel (handheld tool used to insert dough and remove bread from an oven)
Declension
Declension of pală
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(o) pală
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pala
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(niște) pale
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palele
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genitive/dative
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(unei) pale
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palei
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(unor) pale
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palelor
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vocative
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pală, palo
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palelor
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