joll
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
joll (plural jolls)
- Alternative form of jol (“a party”)
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یول (yol).
Noun[edit]
joll m (plural jolle) (archaic, rare)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Jungg, G. (1895) “joλ”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 50b
- Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “*joll”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 231
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
joll n
- (regional, Hälsingland region) (childish) silliness
- Har hon inte vågat åka ner för rutschkanan än? Vilket joll!
- Hasn't she dared go down the slide yet? What silliness!
- Ska de förbjuda det där nu också? Vilket joll!
- Are they going to make that illegal now too? How silly!
Usage notes[edit]
Often of people being (too) hesitant to do things, but also generally of things considered (childishly) ridiculous.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of joll | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | joll | jollet | joll | jollen |
| Genitive | jolls | jollets | jolls | jollens |
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