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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pală	pala		pale	palele
genitive-dative	pale	palei		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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pală	pala		pale	palele
genitive-dative	pale	palei		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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pală	pala		pale	palele
genitive-dative	pale	palei		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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pală	pala		pale	palele
genitive-dative	pale	palei		pale	palelor
vocative	pală, palo			palelor

Etymology 5

Unknown.

Noun

pală f (plural pale)

1. whim, caprice

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pală	pala		pale	palele
genitive-dative	pale	palei		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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pală	pala		pale	palele
genitive-dative	pale	palei		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.