bopæl

Danish

Etymology

Compound of bo (“reside”) +‎ pæl (“stake”). Originally about stakes at a farmstead. Compare English pull up stakes. Cognate of Swedish bopåle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bopɛːl/, [ˈb̥oˌpʰɛːˀl]

Noun

bopæl c (singular definite bopælen, plural indefinite bopæle)

  1. residence
  2. address (direction for letters)

Inflection

Declension of bopæl
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bopæl bopælen bopæle bopælene
genitive bopæls bopælens bopæles bopælenes

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