ull

See also úll

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /uʎ/, X-SAMPA: /uL/
• Rhymes: -uʎ

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin oclus < Latin oculus.

Noun

ull m (plural ulls)

1. (anatomy) eye

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʊtl/

Noun

ull f (genitive singular ullar, plural ullir)

1. wool

Declension

f2	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ull	ullin	ullir	ullirnar
Accusative	ull	ullina	ullir	ullirnar
Dative	ull	ullini	ullum	ullunum
Genitive	ullar	ullarinnar	ulla	ullanna

Derived terms

• (seyða) ull er Føroya gull - the wool (of the sheep) is the gold of the Faroes

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Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *wullō from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʏtl/
• Rhymes: -ʏtl

Noun

ull f (genitive singular ullar, uncountable)

1. wool

Declension

declension of ull

f-s2	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ull	ullin
accusative	ull	ullina
dative	ull	ullinni
genitive	ullar	ullarinnar

Derived terms

• glerull
• stálull
• steinull

Etymology 2

From the verb ulla (“stick one's tongue out”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʏlː/

Noun

ull n (genitive singular ulls, plural ull)

1. (informal) The act of sticking one's tongue out.

Declension

declension of ull

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ull	ullið	ull	ullin
accusative	ull	ullið	ull	ullin
dative	ulli	ullinu	ullum	ullunum
genitive	ulls	ullsins	ulla	ullanna

See also

• ulla

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wullō, whence also Old English wull (English wool), Old Frisian wolle, Old High German wolla (German Wolle), Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla).

Noun

ull f (genitive ullar)

1. wool

Descendants

Danish: uld c Faroese: ull f Icelandic: ull f

Norwegian: ull f Swedish: ull c

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ull.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ull c

1. wool; hair of sheep

Declension

Declension of ull

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	ull	ullen
genitive	ulls	ullens

Derived terms

• ylle