# Polen
## Danish
### Etymology

From German Polen.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Polen
* Poland (a country in Central Europe)

#### Related terms

* polak c (“Pole”)
* polsk (“Polish”, adj)

### See also

* Albanien
* Andorra
* Armenien
* Aserbajdsjan
* Belgien
* Bosnien-Hercegovina
* Bulgarien
* Cypern
* Danmark
* Estland
* Finland
* Forenede Kongerige
* Frankrig
* Georgien
* Grækenland
* Hviderusland
* Irland
* Island
* Italien
* Kasakhstan
* Kosovo
* Kroatien
* Letland
* Liechtenstein
* Litauen
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Nederlandene
* Nordmakedonien
* Norge
* Polen
* Portugal
* Rumænien
* Rusland
* San Marino
* Schweiz
* Serbien
* Slovakiet
* Slovenien
* Spanien
* Sverige
* Tjekkiet
* Tyskland
* Ukraine
* Ungarn
* Vatikanstaten
* Østrig

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpoːlə(n)/
* (Belgium) IPA: [ˈpoːlə(n)]
* (Netherlands) IPA: [ˈpoʊ̯lə(n)]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Po‧len
* Rhymes: -oːlən

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch Polen, related to older Polanen.
The hamlet is first attested as Polen in 1899. It is named after the country.

#### Proper noun

Polen n (adjective Pools, demonym Pool m or Poolse f)
* Poland (a country in Central Europe)
* A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: Pole

#### See also

* Albanië
* Andorra
* Armenië
* Azerbeidzjan
* Belarus
* België
* Bosnië en Herzegovina
* Bulgarije
* Cyprus
* Denemarken
* Duitsland
* Estland
* Finland
* Frankrijk
* Georgië
* Griekenland
* Hongarije
* Ierland
* IJsland
* Italië
* Kazachstan
* Kosovo
* Kroatië
* Letland
* Liechtenstein
* Litouwen
* Luxemburg
* Malta
* Moldavië
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Nederland
* Noord-Macedonië
* Noorwegen
* Oekraïne
* Oostenrijk
* Polen
* Portugal
* Roemenië
* Rusland
* San Marino
* Servië
* Slovenië
* Slowakije
* Tsjechië
* Turkije
* Vaticaanstad
* Verenigd Koninkrijk
* Wit-Rusland
* Zweden
* Zwitserland

#### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Polen
* plural of Pool

### Anagrams

* lopen

## German
### Alternative forms

* Pohlen

### Etymology

Middle High German Polen, Polēnen, cp. Polen m pl (“Poles”). See Pole.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Austria):(file)

### Proper noun

Polen n (proper noun, genitive Polens or (optionally with an article) Polen)
* Poland (a country in Central Europe)

#### Synonyms

* Polackenland (rare, possibly offensive)

#### Related terms

* dann ist Polen offen
* heute gestohlen, morgen in Polen
* Pole
* polnisch

### See also

* Albanien
* Andorra
* Belarus
* Belgien
* Bosnien und Herzegowina
* Bulgarien
* Dänemark
* Deutschland
* Estland
* Finnland
* Frankreich
* Griechenland
* Irland
* Island
* Italien
* Kosovo
* Kroatien
* Lettland
* Liechtenstein
* Litauen
* Luxemburg
* Malta
* Moldau
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Niederlande
* Nordmazedonien
* Norwegen
* Österreich
* Polen
* Portugal
* Rumänien
* Russland
* San Marino
* Schweden
* Schweiz
* Serbien
* Slowakei
* Slowenien
* Spanien
* Tschechien
* Ukraine
* Ungarn
* Vatikanstadt
* Vereinigtes Königreich
* Weißrussland
* Zypern

### Noun

Polen
* inflection of Pole:
** genitive/dative/accusative singular
** nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural

## Luxembourgish
### Etymology

From German Polen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpoːlən/

### Proper noun

Polen n
* Poland (a country in Central Europe)

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

From German Polen.

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈpʰolen/

### Proper noun

Polen
* Poland (a country in Central Europe)

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From German Polen.

### Proper noun

Polen
* Poland (a country in Central Europe)

#### Related terms

* polakk
* polsk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From German Polen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpuːln̩/

### Proper noun

Polen
* Poland (a country in Central Europe)

#### Related terms

* polakk
* polsk

## Swedish
### Etymology

From German Polen.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Polen n (genitive Polens)
* Poland (a country in Central Europe)

#### Related terms

* polsk
* polack
* polska

### References

* Polen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH