Polen

See also: polen, pólen, and pölen

Danish

Etymology

From German Polen.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Polen

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)

Related terms

• polak c (“Pole”)
• polsk (“Polish”, adj)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoːlə(n)/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [ˈpoːlə(n)]
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [ˈpoʊ̯lə(n)]

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• Hyphenation: Po‧len
• Rhymes: -oːlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch Polen, related to older Polanen.

The hamlet is first attested as Polen in 1899. It is named after the country.

Proper noun

Polen n (adjective Pools, demonym Pool m or Poolse f)

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)
2. A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Pole

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Polen

1. plural of Pool

Anagrams

• lopen

German

Alternative forms

• Pohlen

Etymology

Middle High German Polen, Polēnen, cp. Polen m pl (“Poles”). See Pole.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Polen n (proper noun, genitive Polens or (optionally with an article) Polen)

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)

Synonyms

• Polackenland (rare, possibly offensive)

Related terms

• dann ist Polen offen
• heute gestohlen, morgen in Polen
• Pole
• polnisch

See also

• (countries of Europe) Staaten Europas; Albanien, Andorra, Belgien, Belarus, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Bulgarien, Deutschland, Dänemark, Estland, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Kroatien, Lettland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldau, Monaco, Montenegro, Nordmazedonien, Norwegen, Niederlande, Österreich, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, Russland, San Marino, Schweden, Schweiz, Serbien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Tschechien, Ukraine, Ungarn, Vereinigtes Königreich, Vatikanstadt, Weißrußland/Weißrussland, Zypern ^{(Category: de:Countries in Europe)}

Noun

Polen

1. inflection of Pole:
   1. genitive/dative/accusative singular
   2. nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Polen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoːlən/

Proper noun

Polen n

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)

Northern Sami

Etymology

From German Polen.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰolen/

Proper noun

Polen

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Polen.

Proper noun

Polen

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)

Related terms

• polakk
• polsk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Polen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːln̩/

Proper noun

Polen

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)

Related terms

• polakk
• polsk

Swedish

Etymology

From German Polen.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Polen n (genitive Polens)

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)

Related terms

• polsk
• polack
• polska

References

• Polen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)