бол

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bol"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔɫ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɫ

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

• болея (boleja, “to feel pain, to suffer”)
• болие (bolie, “chronic pain”)
• болка (bolka, “pain”)
• боля (bolja, “to ache”)
• главобол (glavobol, “head-ache”)
• гърлобол (gǎrlobol, “throat-ache”)
• зъбобол (zǎbobol, “tooth-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. 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 inan (Latin spelling bȏl)

1. pain, aching

   задати бол ― to inflict pain

Declension

feminine 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

masculine declension

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): /bol/, [bɔl]

Noun

бол • (bol) (Persian spelling بال)

1. wing

   Synonym: (colloquially) қанот (qanot)