pală

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pala"

Romanian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pale.

Noun

pală f (plural pale)

1. propeller blade

Declension

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

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)

1. the quantity of hay, straw, etc. a pitchfork can pick up
2. the quantity of grass etc. a scythe can mow in one swing

Declension

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

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

Noun

pală f (plural pale)

1. palla

Declension

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

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پالا (pala).

Noun

pală f (plural pale)

1. (archaic) broadsword

   Synonym: paloș

Declension

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

Unknown.

Noun

pală f (plural pale)

1. whim, caprice

Declension

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

From Latin pāla (“shovel”).

Noun

pală f (plural pale)

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

Declension

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

• 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.