öl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German öle, from Old High German ole, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”). Cognate with German Öl.

Noun

öl n

1. (Luserna) oil (liquid fat)

References

• “öl” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈøl]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -øl

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *wilä- (“to kill”). Cognates include Northern Mansi али (ali) and Komi-Zyrian вины (viny). Possibly also related to the Turkic root reflected in e.g. Turkish öl- (“to die”).

Verb

öl

2. (transitive) to kill, slay, murder

   Synonyms: megöl, meggyilkol, elpusztít, kivégez

3. (transitive) to devote, sacrifice, spend (money, time, energy) on something (-ba/-be) (often disproportionally much or fruitlessly)

   Synonyms: szán, fordít, áldoz, (money) költ, (time) tölt

Conjugation

conjugation of öl

			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	ölök	ölsz	öl	ölünk	öltök	ölnek
		Def.	ölöm	ölöd	öli	öljük	ölitek	ölik
		2nd-p. o.	öllek	―
	Past	Indef.	öltem	öltél	ölt	öltünk	öltetek	öltek
		Def.	öltem	ölted	ölte	öltük	öltétek	ölték
		2nd-p. o.	öltelek	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	ölnék	ölnél	ölne	ölnénk	ölnétek	ölnének
		Def.	ölném	ölnéd	ölné	ölnénk (or ölnők)	ölnétek	ölnék
		2nd-p. o.	ölnélek	―
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	öljek	ölj or öljél	öljön	öljünk	öljetek	öljenek
		Def.	öljem	öld or öljed	ölje	öljük	öljétek	öljék
		2nd-p. o.	öljelek	―
Infinitive	ölni		ölnöm	ölnöd	ölnie	ölnünk	ölnötök	ölniük
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
			ölés	ölő	ölt	ölendő	ölve	ölhet

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

• beleöl
• elöl
• kiöl
• leöl
• megöl

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *süle. Cognates include Finnish syli.

Noun

öl (plural ölek)

2. lap (of a person)
   • 1847, Sándor Petőfi, Szeptember végén [End of September], translation by George Szirtes

     Elhull a virág, eliramlik az élet… / Űlj, hitvesem, űlj az ölembe ide!

     The petals are falling and life is declining. / Come sit in my lap, my beloved, my own!

3. (archaic, poetic) loins of a woman (euphemism for the pubic region)
5. fathom (a unit of measure, 1.89648384 m in Hungary)
6. cord (a unit of measurement for firewood, about 4 m³)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front rounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	öl	ölek
accusative	ölet	öleket
dative	ölnek	öleknek
instrumental	öllel	ölekkel
causal-final	ölért	ölekért
translative	öllé	ölekké
terminative	ölig	ölekig
essive-formal	ölként	ölekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	ölben	ölekben
superessive	ölön	öleken
adessive	ölnél	öleknél
illative	ölbe	ölekbe
sublative	ölre	ölekre
allative	ölhöz	ölekhez
elative	ölből	ölekből
delative	ölről	ölekről
ablative	öltől	ölektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	ölé	öleké
non-attributive possessive - plural	öléi	ölekéi

Possessive forms of öl
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ölem	öleim
2nd person sing.	öled	öleid
3rd person sing.	öle	ölei
1st person plural	ölünk	öleink
2nd person plural	öletek	öleitek
3rd person plural	ölük	öleik

Derived terms

• öles
• ölnyi

 

Compound words

• anyaöl
• négyszögöl
• öleb

 

Expressions

• a természet lágy ölén
• ölbe tett kézzel
• ölébe hull
• ölre megy

 

See also

• köböl (etymologically not related)

Further reading

• (to kill): öl in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (lap; fathom): öl in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• On the exact amount of öl as a unit of length

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl (“ale, beer”), from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Cognate with Swedish öl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œːl/
• Rhymes: -œːl

Noun

öl n (genitive singular öls, nominative plural öl)

1. ale, beer (loosely), yill

Declension

declension of öl

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	öl	ölið	öl	ölin
accusative	öl	ölið	öl	ölin
dative	öli	ölinu	ölum	ölunum
genitive	öls	ölsins	öla	ölanna

Derived terms

• sýna hvar Davíð keypti ölið
• ölgerð
• ölkelda
• ölkelduvatn
• ölkolla
• ölkrá
• ölvaður
• ölvíma
• ölvun

 

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish öl, from Old Norse ǫl (“ale, beer”), from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”), or *h₂elu- (“bitter”). Cognate with Icelandic öl. Probably related to Latin alūmen (“alum”); the meaning of "feast" comes from the custom of beer being served at feasts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːl/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

öl n or c

1. (neuter) a beer (a kind or brand of beer)

   Jag smakade ett riktigt gott öl igår.

   I tasted a really delicious (brand of) beer yesterday.

2. (common) a beer (a serving, as in one bottle or glass)

   Kan jag få en öl, tack.

   Can I have a beer, please.

   • 1991, De lyckliga kompisarna (lyrics and music), “Ölstugan som inte finns [The beer house that doesn't exist]”, in Le som en fotomodell [Smile like a model]:

     (Ja) vill du hänga med och att en öl ikväll? Vet du något ställe som är bra? Där man kan klara kvällen på en hundralapp, och slippa visa leg och stå i kö. Välkommen in, välkommen in, till min ölstuga som inte finns. Välkommen in, välkommen in, till min ölstuga som inte finns.

     (Yes) want come along and have [take] a beer tonight? Do you know of any place that's good? Where you can get through [manage] the evening on a hundred bucks, and not have to show ID and stand in line [stand in queue]? Welcome in, welcome in, to my beer house that doesn't exist. Welcome in, welcome in, to my beer house that doesn't exist.

3. (neuter, archaic, in compound nouns) a feast

   Med anledning av landsfiskal Axelssons hastiga bortgång kommer gravöl att hållas på lördag eftermiddag.

   Because of sheriff Axelsson’s sudden departure, funeral arrangements (literally: “funeral feast”) will be held on Saturday afternoon.

Declension (neuter)

Declension of öl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	öl	ölet	öl	ölen
Genitive	öls	ölets	öls	ölens

Declension of öl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	öl	ölet	öler	ölerna
Genitive	öls	ölets	ölers	ölernas

Declension (common)

Declension of öl 2
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	öl	ölen	öl	ölen
Genitive	öls	ölens	öls	ölens

Synonyms (colloquial)

• bira
• bärs
• hojtarolja

Derived terms

• burköl
• elefantöl
• exportöl
• fatöl
• flasköl
• folköl
• fulöl
• gravöl
• lättöl
• mellanöl
• starköl
• veteöl
• öla
• ölback
• ölburk
• ölfat
• ölhall
• ölkafé
• ölmage
• ölrättighet
• ölsinne
• ölstuga

 

References

• öl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• öl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• öl in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• öl in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Turkish

Etymology

From ölmek (“to die”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøl/
• Hyphenation: öl

Verb

öl

1. second-person singular imperative of ölmek

   yavaşça öl! ― die slowly!