pole
English
/pəʊl/, /poʊl/, [pʰoʊ̯ɫ], [pʰoʊ̯ɫ], /pɔːl/
noun
Definitions
- Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- (angling) A type of basic fishing rod.
- A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
- (slang) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- (historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod ( chain or yards).
- (motor racing) pole Pole position.
- (US) A gun.
- (vulgar) A penis
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pole inherited from Old English pāl (post, a pole, a kind of hoe spade, stake) inherited from Proto-Germanic *palaz derived from Latin pālus (stake, prop, pale, post, pole, stay) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pāǵe- (fasten, nail), *peh₂ǵ- (attach, fix, fasten, hang).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*peh₂ǵ-
Gloss
attach, fix, fasten, hang
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Palo Pinto County English
- Polie English
- ale English
- alepole English
- antipole English
- antipoleward English
- bean English
- beanpole English
- bipole English
- boat English
- cart English
- cartpole English
- clod English
- clodpole English
- clodpolish English
- counterpole English
- dancing English
- dipole English
- double English
- double pole English
- double poling English
- double-pole technique English
- double-poled English
- epipole English
- fence English
- fencepole English
- fire English
- firepole English
- fish English
- fishpole English
- flag English
- flagpole English
- foot English
- footpole English
- fuck English
- fuckpole English
- head English
- headpole English
- hexadecapole English
- hexapole English
- impolarily English
- interdipole English
- interpole English
- lodge English
- lodgepole English
- macrodipole English
- meat English
- meatpole English
- microdipole English
- multipole English
- nondipole English
- octopole English
- paleopole English
- palus English
- piece English
- pitch English
- pitchpole English
- polarily English
- polary English
- pole dancing English
- pole-smoker English
- poleboat English
- polehead English
- poleless English
- polelike English
- poleman English
- polepiece English
- poler English
- polescreen English
- polesitter English
- polespear English
- polester English
- poletimber English
- poleward English
- polewards English
- polocyte English
- quadripole English
- ridge English
- ridgepole English
- round English
- roundpole English
- screen English
- sitter English
- smoker English
- spear English
- tail English
- tail-pole English
- tailpole English
- tent English
- tentpole English
- timber English
- tripole English
- häpeäpaalu Finnish
- merkkipaalu Finnish
- paalu Finnish
- paaluaita Finnish
- paalujuntta Finnish
- paalupaikka Finnish
- paalusolmu Finnish
- paaluttaa Finnish
- paaluvarustus Finnish
- paaluveto Finnish
- toteemipaalu Finnish
- impactus Latin
- impingo Latin
- impingō Latin
- impāctus Latin
- impālāre Latin
- impālō Latin
- pacō Latin
- pagina Latin
- pagus Latin
- palaris Latin
- palatio Latin
- palo Latin
- palus Latin
- polus Latin
- propago Latin
- pācem Latin
- pāgina, pagina Latin
- pāgus Latin
- pālus Latin
- repagulum Latin
- trepalium Latin
- Palstek German
- Pfahl German
- aqua Italian
- aquapole Italian
- paesucolo Italian
- palo Italian
- Poolster Dutch, Flemish
- aanlegpaal Dutch, Flemish
- arbeidspool Dutch, Flemish
- banenpool Dutch, Flemish
- dipool Dutch, Flemish
- doelpaal Dutch, Flemish
- flitspaal Dutch, Flemish
- hectometerpaal Dutch, Flemish
- heipaal Dutch, Flemish
- hemelpool Dutch, Flemish
- hoogpolig Dutch, Flemish
- kapperspaal Dutch, Flemish
- krabpaal Dutch, Flemish
- lantaarnpaal Dutch, Flemish
- meerpaal Dutch, Flemish
- mijlpaal Dutch, Flemish
- monopool Dutch, Flemish
- multipool Dutch, Flemish
- noordpool Dutch, Flemish
- octopool Dutch, Flemish
- paal Dutch, Flemish
- paalbewoner Dutch, Flemish
- paaldans Dutch, Flemish
- paaldanser Dutch, Flemish
- paalwerk Dutch, Flemish
- paalwoning Dutch, Flemish
- paalworm Dutch, Flemish
- palen Dutch, Flemish
- pispaal Dutch, Flemish
- pool Dutch, Flemish
- poolbeer Dutch, Flemish
- pooldag Dutch, Flemish
- poollicht Dutch, Flemish
- poolnacht Dutch, Flemish
- poolster Dutch, Flemish
- poolvos Dutch, Flemish
- schandpaal Dutch, Flemish
- strandpaal Dutch, Flemish
- totempaal Dutch, Flemish
- verkeerspaal Dutch, Flemish
- wurgpaal Dutch, Flemish
- zuidpool Dutch, Flemish
- pal French
- empalar Spanish, Castilian
- palero Spanish, Castilian
- palillo Spanish, Castilian
- palito Spanish, Castilian
- palo Spanish, Castilian
- pasapalo Spanish, Castilian
- pole Spanish, Castilian
- πάγη Ancient Greek
- πάγιος Ancient Greek
- πάγος Ancient Greek
- πάσσαλος Ancient Greek
- πάχνη Ancient Greek
- πήγνυμι Ancient Greek
- πηγή Ancient Greek
- πηγός Ancient Greek
- πῆγμα Ancient Greek
- *peh₂ǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *peh₂ǵ-slos Proto-Indo-European
- *pāǵe- Proto-Indo-European
- *s-kagʰ-no- Proto-Indo-European
- pau Portuguese
- pauzinho Portuguese
- *faką Proto-Germanic
- *palaz Proto-Germanic
- pal Polish
- fæc Old English
- pal Old English
- pāl Old English
- *fak Middle English
- pole Middle English
- *pazъ Proto-Slavic
- pex Old French
- par Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pawo Cebuano
- pal Indonesian
- aelod Welsh
- pâel Middle Dutch
- pfal Old High German
- pfāl Old High German
- ցանկ Old Armenian
- paal Afrikaans
- pamalo Tagalog
- Poul Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pal Middle French
- *fak gmw-pro
- *pālaz gmw-pro
- pāl Old Dutch
- pao Old Portuguese
- *pangō Proto-Italic
- *pākslos Proto-Italic
- *trēs Proto-Italic
- palu Asturian
- pâl Friulian
- pal Old Occitan
- palissada Old Occitan
- palu Papiamentu
- *en-pāginja Proto-Albanian
- pó Kabuverdianu
- po Guinea-Bissau Creole
- palo Chavacano
- ale
- fire
- cart
- foot
- flag
- fuck
- boat
- tail
- clod
- head
- fish
- meat
- tent
- bean
- palus
- fence
- piece
- lodge
- spear
- ridge
- round
- Polie
- poler
- pitch
- smoker
- bipole
- timber
- polary
- screen
- sitter
- double
- dipole
- poleman
- epipole
- tripole
- dancing
- alepole
- polehead
- fuckpole
- beanpole
- fishpole
- polester
- flagpole
- cartpole
- firepole
- octopole
- meatpole
- poleward
- footpole
- tentpole
- polelike
- polarily
- polocyte
- hexapole
- antipole
- poleboat
- clodpole
- poleless
- headpole
- tailpole
- ridgepole
- pitchpole
- interpole
- lodgepole
- polepiece
- polespear
- fencepole
- nondipole
- roundpole
- multipole
- paleopole
- tail-pole
- polewards
- clodpolish
- poletimber
- polesitter
- impolarily
- polescreen
- quadripole
- macrodipole
- microdipole
- double pole
- pole-smoker
- counterpole
- interdipole
- hexadecapole
- pole dancing
- antipoleward
- double-poled
- double poling
- Palo Pinto County
- double-pole technique