Laternenpfahl
German, noun[laˈtɛʁnənˌp͡faːl]
Laternenpfahl is spelled L-A-T-E-R-N-E-N-P-F-A-H-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 118,498th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laternenpfahl is a German masculine noun meaning “lamppost” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teil einer Straßenlaterne; der lange, stabile Pfosten, an dessen oberem Ende die Lampe montiert ist”.
What does Laternenpfahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelamppost
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Teil einer Straßenlaterne; der lange, stabile Pfosten, an dessen oberem Ende die Lampe montiert ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Laternenpfahl
- Laternenpfahls genitive
- Laternenpfahles genitive
- Laternenpfähle plural
- Laternenpfahle dative singular
- Laternenpfählen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Laternenpfahl?
- [laˈtɛʁnənˌp͡faːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Laternenpfahl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Laternenpfahl in German?
Laternenpfahl appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).