bopæl

Danish

Etymology

Compound of bo (“reside”) +‎ pæl (“stake”). Originally about stakes at a farmstead. Compare English pull up stakes. Cognate of Swedish bopåle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bopɛːl/, [ˈb̥oˌpʰɛːˀl]

Noun

bopæl c (singular definite bopælen, plural indefinite bopæle)

1. residence
2. address (direction for letters)

Inflection

Declension of bopæl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bopæl	bopælen	bopæle	bopælene
genitive	bopæls	bopælens	bopæles	bopælenes

Synonyms

• (place where one lives): hjem
• (address): adresse

References

• “bopæl” in Den Danske Ordbog