Palas
German, noun/ˈpalas/
Palas is spelled P-A-L-A-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palas is a German masculine noun meaning “the main building of a medieval fortified castle, containing the great hall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Wohnbau einer mittelalterlichen Burg”.
What does Palas mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe main building of a medieval fortified castle, containing the great hall
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Wohnbau einer mittelalterlichen Burg 2. im Jahr 1969 an der Staatlichen Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau Weinsberg aus den Sorten Blaufränkisch (auch: Limberger) und der Rubintraube (auch: Teinturier du Cher) gezüchtete neue rote Rebsorte
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 Palas
- Palasse plural
- Palassen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Palas?
- /ˈpalas/
- /ˈpaːlas/
- [ˈpalas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Palas in German?
Palas appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).