бол

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bol"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔɫ]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *boľь (“pain”). Originally a feminine i-stem.

Noun

бол • (bol) m or f

1. (archaic or poetic) pain, ache
2. (dialectal) sick person

   Synonym: болник (bolnik)

Declension

Declension of бол (standard masculine declension)

	singular	plural
indefinite	бол bol	бо́лове bólove
definite (subject form)	бо́лът bólǎt	бо́ловете bólovete
definite (object form)	бо́ла bóla
count form	—	бо́ла bóla

Declension of бол (archaic feminine declension, for the meaning "pain", "ache")

	singular	plural
indefinite	бол bol	бо́ли bóli
definite	болта́ boltá	бо́лите bólite

Derived terms

• боля (bolja, “to ache”)
• болея (boleja, “to feel pain, to suffer”)
• болие (bolie, “chronic pain”)
• болка (bolka, “pain”)
• зъбобол (zǎbobol, “tooth-ache”)
• гърлобол (gǎrlobol, “throat-ache”)
• главобол (glavobol, “head-ache”)
• сърцебол (sǎrcebol), сърдебол (sǎrdebol, “heart-ache”)

References

• бол¹ and бол² in Речник на българския език
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бол¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 64

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوللق (bolluk, “abundance”), cognate with Turkish bolluk.

Adverb

бол • (bol) (comparative по́-бол, superlative на́й-бол)

1. (dialectal) much

References

• бол⁴ in Речник на българския език
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бол²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 64

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Greek μπόλι (bóli).

Noun

бол • (bol) m

1. (dialectal, obsolete) vaccine

   Synonym: ваксина (vaksina)

Declension

Declension of бол

	singular	plural
indefinite	бол bol	бо́лове bólove
definite (subject form)	бо́лът bólǎt	бо́ловете bólovete
definite (object form)	бо́ла bóla
count form	—	бо́ла bóla

Derived terms

• болясвам (boljasvam, “to vaccinate”)

References

• бол³ in Речник на българския език
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бол³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 64

Etymology 4

From Bulgarian бода (boda).

Participle

бол • (bol)

1. indefinite masculine singular past active aorist participle of бода́ (bodá)

Anagrams

• лоб (lob)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔɫ]

Noun

бол • (bol) m (plural болови)

1. pain

   Synonym: болка (bolka)

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠪᠣᠯ (bol)	бол (bol)

From болбол (bolbol, “if it be”, conditional converb of болох (bolox)) by haplology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔ̙ɮ]
• Hyphenation: бол

Particle

бол • (bol)

1. if

   Намайг явсан бол яах байсан бэ?

   Namajg javsan bol jaax bajsan be?

   What would have happened if I had gone?

2. I wonder if (paired with уу)

   Тэр хотноос буцаж ирсэн бол уу?

   Ter xotnoos bucaž irsen bol uu?

   I wonder if he has returned from town.

3. (topic marker) as for

   Бат бол монгол хүн.

   Bat bol mongol xün.

   [As for] Batu, he is Mongolian.

Etymology 2

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠪᠣᠯ (bol)	бол (bol)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔ̙ɮ]
• Hyphenation: бол

Verb

бол • (bol)

1. second-person imperative of болох (bolox, “to become”)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boɫ]

Noun

бол • (bol) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of бо́ла (bóla)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolěti and Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːl/

Noun

бо̑л f or m (Latin spelling bȏl)

1. pain, aching

   задати бол ― to inflict pain

Declension

Declension of бол

	singular	plural
nominative	бо̑л	боли
genitive	боли	боли
dative	боли	болима
accusative	бол	боли
vocative	боли	боли
locative	боли	болима
instrumental	бољу / боли	болима

Declension of бол

	singular	plural
nominative	бо̑л	бо́лови
genitive	бола	бо̀ло̄ва̄
dative	болу	боловима
accusative	бол	болови
vocative	боле	болови
locative	болу	боловима
instrumental	болом	боловима

Related terms

• boleti

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian بَال (bāl)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/, [bɔl]

Noun

бол • (bol) (Persian spelling بال)

1. wing