| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | fost·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fosto | fostoj |
| Accusative | foston | fostojn |
| Afrikaans | paal |
|---|---|
| Catalan | muntant; pal |
| Chinook Jargon | lapʰish |
| Czech | sloup |
| Dutch | paal; post; stijl |
| English | pole; post; prop; stake; stanchion; standard; strut |
| Faeroese | steyri; stólpi |
| French | pieu; poteau |
| German | Pfeiler; Pfosten; Pfahl; Mast; Stange |
| Latin | palus; vacerra |
| Low German | styl |
| Papiamento | palo; palu |
| Portuguese | estaca; mourão; poste |
| Saterland Frisian | Pieler; Post; Posten; Stonner |
| Spanish | montante; poste |
| Sranan | postu |
| Swahili | mti |
| Swedish | påle; stör |
| West Frisian | peal |