voleibol

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English volleyball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌbɔ.ləjˈβɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌvɔ.ləjˈbɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌvɔ.lejˈbɔl]

Noun

voleibol m (uncountable)

1. volleyball (sport)

   Synonym: vòlei

Derived terms

• vòlei

Further reading

• “voleibol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “voleibol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “voleibol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “voleibol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From English volleyball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bolejˈbɔl/ [bo.lejˈβ̞ɔɫ]
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Hyphenation: vo‧lei‧bol

Noun

voleibol f (uncountable)

1. volleyball (game)

   Synonyms: (rare) balonvolea, volei

Derived terms

• voleibolista m or f
• voleibolístico m, voleibolística f

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• volleyball (dated)
• volibol (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from English volleyball.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌvo.lejˈbɔw/ [ˌvo.leɪ̯ˈbɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌvɔ.lɐjˈbɔl/ [ˌvɔ.lɐjˈβɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌvɔ.lɐjˈbɔl/ [ˌvɔ.lɐjˈβɔɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔ.lejˈbɔl/ [ˌbɔ.lejˈβɔɫ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌvɔ.lejˈbɔl/ [ˌvɔ.lejˈβɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌvɔ.leˈbɔ.li/ [ˌvɔ.leˈβɔ.li]

• Hyphenation: vo‧lei‧bol

Noun

voleibol m (uncountable)

1. volleyball (game)

   Synonyms: (clipping, Portugal) vólei, (clipping, Brazil) vôlei

Derived terms

• voleibolista m or f
• voleibolístico m

Related terms

• futevólei, futevôlei
• voleio

Spanish

Alternative forms

• vóleibol (Latin America)

Etymology

Borrowed from English volleyball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boleiˈbol/ [bo.lei̯ˈβ̞ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: vo‧lei‧bol

Noun

voleibol m (uncountable)

1. volleyball (game)

   Synonyms: (rare) balonvolea, palavolo

Derived terms

• voleibol de playa
• voleibolista m or f by sense
• voleibolístico m, voleibolística f

Further reading

• “voleibol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014