bol

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of bolognese

Noun[edit]

bol (uncountable)

  1. (informal) bolognese

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch bol, from Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“round object or vessel, ball, bowl”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bol (plural bolle, diminutive bolletjie)

  1. A sphere; a ball.

Azerbaijani[edit]

Other scripts
Cyrillic بوُل
Abjad бол

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /boɫ/
  • Audio (Baku)(file)

Adjective[edit]

bol (comparative daha bol, superlative ən bol)

  1. abundant
    Antonym: qıt

Derived terms[edit]

Bislama[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From English ball.

Noun[edit]

bol

  1. ball
  2. testicle

Etymology 2[edit]

From English bolt.

Noun[edit]

bol

  1. bolt

Etymology 3[edit]

From English bowl.

Noun[edit]

bol

  1. bowl

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bol, from English bowl.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bol m (plural bols)

  1. bowl

Further reading[edit]

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Noun[edit]

bol m inan

  1. (literary) grief, emotional pain
Declension[edit]
Declension of bol (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative bol boly
genitive bolu bolů
dative bolu bolům
accusative bol boly
vocative bole boly
locative bolu bolech
instrumental bolem boly
Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • bol in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • bol in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • bol in Internetová jazyková příručka

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

bol

  1. second-person singular imperative of bolet

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“round object or vessel, ball, bowl”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bol m (plural bollen, diminutive bolletje n or bolleke n)

  1. A sphere; a ball, globe or bulb.
  2. (figurative) A head; one's brains.
  3. A scoop (of ice etc.).
  4. (mainly the diminutive) A large, round spot, a dot.
  5. (heraldry) A roundel.
    Synonym: koek
  6. (especially in the diminutive) A bun, a roll, a round piece of bread or pastry.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: bol
  • → Aukan: bolu
  • → Papiamentu: bòl
  • → Sranan Tongo: bòl, boru
    • → Caribbean Javanese: bolu

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Adjective[edit]

bol (comparative boller, superlative bolst)

  1. convex; bulging
  2. chubby

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of bol
uninflected bol
inflected bolle
comparative boller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial bol boller het bolst
het bolste
indefinite m./f. sing. bolle bollere bolste
n. sing. bol boller bolste
plural bolle bollere bolste
definite bolle bollere bolste
partitive bols bollers —

Descendants[edit]

  • → Papiamentu: bòl

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

First attested in the 18th century. Borrowed from English bowl. For the semantic development of sense 2 compare pot (“jar; (colloquial) luck”). Possibly a doublet of boule.

Noun[edit]

bol m (plural bols)

  1. bowl
    bol de porcelaine ― porcelain bowl
    bol de lait ― bowl of milk
  3. (colloquial) luck
    Il a toujours du bol. ― He's always lucky.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Middle French bol, from Old French bol, borrowed from Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”).

Noun[edit]

bol m (plural bols)

  1. bolus

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Gallo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

bol m (plural bols)

  1. bowl

Garo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bol

  1. tree

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 137
  • Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
  • Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong

Iban[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bol

  1. ball

Icelandic[edit]

Noun[edit]

bol

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bolur
  2. indefinite dative singular of bolur

Kokborok[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Garo bol (“tree, wood”).

Noun[edit]

bol

  1. firewood

References[edit]

  • Debbarma, Binoy (2001) “bol”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎[2], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 25

Lolopo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Loloish *ʔ-pa² (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꀞ (bat), Burmese -ဖ (-hpa.).

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

bol

  1. (Yao'an, of animals) male

See also[edit]

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Verb[edit]

bol

  1. Superseded spelling of ból.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse bolr and bulr.

Noun[edit]

bol m (definite singular bolen, indefinite plural bolar, definite plural bolane)

  1. a torso, trunk, a body without limbs
  2. (rare or dated) a tree trunk
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse ból.

Noun[edit]

bol n (definite singular bolet, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)

  1. a hive
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Ellipsis and clipping of anabole steroidar.

Noun[edit]

bol n (definite singular bolet, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, slang) anabolic steroids

Etymology 4[edit]

From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Noun[edit]

bol n (definite singular bole, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)

  1. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of bord
    • 1711, “Æg vil tæ Giæstebu gange”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 83:
      Siaa Bole dæ laga taa Rætter
      See the table made with dishes

Etymology 5[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

bol

  1. imperative of bola

References[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bol.

Noun[edit]

bol n (plural boluri)

  1. bowl

Declension[edit]

Declension of bol
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) bol bolul (niște) boluri bolurile
genitive/dative (unui) bol bolului (unor) boluri bolurilor
vocative bolule bolurilor

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь. Cognate with Bulgarian бо́лка (bólka), Russian боль (bolʹ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bȏl f or m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑л)

  1. pain, aching
    zadati bol ― to inflict pain

Declension[edit]

Declension of bol
singular plural
nominative bȏl boli
genitive boli boli
dative boli bolima
accusative bol boli
vocative boli boli
locative boli bolima
instrumental bolju / boli bolima
Declension of bol
singular plural
nominative bȏl bólovi
genitive bola bòlōvā
dative bolu bolovima
accusative bol bolove
vocative bole bolovi
locative bolu bolovima
instrumental bolom bolovima

Derived terms[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

bol

  1. masculine singular l-participle of byť

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English bowl.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbol/ [ˈbol]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: bol

Noun[edit]

bol m (plural boles)

  1. bowl
    Synonym: cuenco

Further reading[edit]

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English balls.

Noun[edit]

bol

  1. ball
  2. (anatomy) scrotum; testicle

Synonyms[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish بول (bol, “wide; too large, loose; abundant”), from Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”). First attested in 1312. Compare Kumyk мол (mol, “abundant, plentiful”), Kazakh мол (mol, “abundant, large”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bol

  1. loose
  2. abundant

Antonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh boly, from Old Welsh bolg, from Proto-Brythonic *bolɣ, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos; cognate with Old Irish bolg, English belly. Doublet of ffôl (“foolish”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bol m (plural boliau)

  1. (North Wales) tummy, stomach
    Synonym: bola

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bol fol mol unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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