/ˈpɑːlu/, [ˈpɑ̝ːlu]
OriginBorrowed from Old Swedish pāl, pāle (compare modern Swedish påle; cognate with English pole); ultimately from Latin pālus.
- stake, pole, stanchion, picket (long and slender piece of wood or other material, often pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay)
“toteemipaalu” — totem pole
- pile (large stake, driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, etc.)
“paalujuntta” — pile driver
- historicalthe stake (upright piece of timber to which a person condemned to death by burning alive was affixed)
- pale
- slangmoney
Formspaalu(nominative, singular) · paalut(nominative, plural) · paalu(accusative, nominative, singular) · paalut(accusative, nominative, plural) · paalun(accusative, genitive, singular) · paalut(accusative, genitive, plural) · paalun(genitive, singular) · paalujen(genitive, plural) · paalua(partitive, singular) · paaluja(partitive, plural) · paalussa(inessive, singular) · paaluissa(inessive, plural) · paalusta(elative, singular) · paaluista(elative, plural) · paaluun(illative, singular) · paaluihin(illative, plural) · paalulla(adessive, singular) · paaluilla(adessive, plural) · paalulta(ablative, singular) · paaluilta(ablative, plural)