baula

Catalan

Etymology

From balda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbaw.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbaw.la]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

baula f (plural baules)

1. link (in a chain)

Further reading

• “baula”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “baula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “baula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “baula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpøyːla/

  Rhymes: -øyːla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse baula.

Verb

baula (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative baulaði, supine baulað)

1. (of a cow) to moo, to low
2. to make a loud (deep) noise; to bellow

Derived terms

• baul
• baula (noun)

Noun

baula f (genitive singular baulu, nominative plural baulur)

1. (colloquial) cow
2. the hyoid of a cod (or similar fish)

Declension

Declension of baula (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	baula	baulan	baulur	baulurnar
accusative	baulu	bauluna	baulur	baulurnar
dative	baulu	baulunni	baulum	baulunum
genitive	baulu	baulunnar	baulna, baula	baulnanna, baulanna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish bøjle, from an older bøgel, ultimately from the root of beygja (“to bend, curve”). Related to Norwegian Nynorsk bøygjel, Swedish bögel.

Noun

baula f (genitive singular baulu, nominative plural baulur)

1. U-bolt
2. (music) crook (length of tubing used to tune brass instruments)
3. (music) barrel (part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint)

Declension

Declension of baula (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	baula	baulan	baulur	baulurnar
accusative	baulu	bauluna	baulur	baulurnar
dative	baulu	baulunni	baulum	baulunum
genitive	baulu	baulunnar	baulna, baula	baulnanna, baulanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Of imitative origin. Compare Old Norse bǫl (“bale, misfortune”). Also English bellow.

Verb

baula

1. to bellow

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Danish: bøle
• Icelandic: baula
• Norwegian Nynorsk: baula
• Swedish: böla
• → English: bawl

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaula/ [ˈbau̯.la]
• Rhymes: -aula
• Syllabification: bau‧la

Noun

baula f (plural baulas)

1. leatherback (species of sea turtle)

   Synonyms: tortuga laúd, tora (Honduras, Nicaragua)

Further reading

• “baula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024