pală

Romanian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lə/
Rhymes: -alə
Hyphenation: pa‧lă

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French pale.

Noun edit

pală f (plural pale)

propeller blade

Declension edit

Declension of pală

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pală	pala	(niște) pale	palele
genitive/dative	(unei) pale	palei	(unor) pale	palelor
vocative	pală, palo		palelor

Etymology 2 edit

From Paleo-Balkan. Likely akin to Albanian palë (“fold”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) However, compare the sense “shovel” in Etymology 6.

Noun edit

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 edit

Declension of pală

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pală	pala	(niște) pale	palele
genitive/dative	(unei) pale	palei	(unor) pale	palelor
vocative	pală, palo		palelor

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Latin palla (“a lady's outer garment”).

Noun edit

pală f (plural pale)

palla

Declension edit

Declension of pală

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pală	pala	(niște) pale	palele
genitive/dative	(unei) pale	palei	(unor) pale	palelor
vocative	pală, palo		palelor

Etymology 4 edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پالا (pala).

Noun edit

pală f (plural pale)

(archaic) broadsword
Synonym: paloș

Declension edit

Declension of pală

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pală	pala	(niște) pale	palele
genitive/dative	(unei) pale	palei	(unor) pale	palelor
vocative	pală, palo		palelor

Etymology 5 edit

Unknown.

Noun edit

pală f (plural pale)

whim, caprice

Declension edit

Declension of pală

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pală	pala	(niște) pale	palele
genitive/dative	(unei) pale	palei	(unor) pale	palelor
vocative	pală, palo		palelor

Etymology 6 edit

From Latin pāla (“shovel”).

Noun edit

pală f (plural pale)

(archaic) shovel
peel (handheld tool used to insert dough and remove bread from an oven)

Declension edit

Declension of pală

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pală	pala	(niște) pale	palele
genitive/dative	(unei) pale	palei	(unor) pale	palelor
vocative	pală, palo		palelor

References edit

pală in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
pală in Alexandru Ciorănescu, Dicționarul etimologic român, Tenerife: Universidad de la Laguna, 1958-66.