bol

See also: Bol, BOL, ból, böl, bôľ, bǫl, -bol, Bol., -ból, -ből, and боль

English

Etymology

Clipping of bolognese

Noun

bol (uncountable)

1. (informal) bolognese

Derived terms

• spag bol

Anagrams

• LBO, LOB, lob

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		бол
Abjad		بوُل

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɫ/

Adjective

bol (comparative daha bol, superlative ən bol)

1. abundant

   Antonym: qıt

Derived terms

• bolluq (“abundance”)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɔl]
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbol]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Noun

1. (literary) grief, emotional pain

Related terms

• bolest
• bolet

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

Etymology 2

Verb

1. second-person singular imperative of bolet

Anagrams

• lob

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

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• Hyphenation: bol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

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

1. ball, sphere, globe, bulb
2. (figurative) A head; brain
3. A scoop (of ice etc.)
4. (mainly the diminutive) A large, round spot, dot
5. (heraldry) roundel

   Synonym: koek

6. (especially in the diminutive) A bun, a roll, a round piece of bread or pastry.

Derived terms

• appelbol
• beschuitbol
• bloembol
• boldriehoek
• bolgewas
• bolhoed
• bolkaf
• bolleboos
• bollebuis
• bolleke
• bollenbaas
• bollendag
• bollenhuis
• bollenkweker
• bollenland
• bollenschuur
• bollenstreek
• bollenveld
• bollenzondag
• bolletjesslikker
• bolrond
• bolsector
• bolvlak
• bolvorm
• bolwassing
• bolwerk
• bolworm
• Bossche bol
• Italiaanse bol
• krentenbol
• mueslibol
• oliebol
• tulpenbol
• vetbol
• vuurbol
• wereldbol

 

See also

• bal
• cirkel

Further reading

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

Adjective

bol (comparative boller, superlative bolst)

1. convex; bulging
2. chubby

Inflection

Declension 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	—

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French

Etymology

From Middle French bolle, borrowed from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, bolle (“bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure”), from Proto-Germanic *bullô, *bullǭ (“ball, round vessel, bowl”). More at bowl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

• audio:

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Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl
2. luck

Descendants

• → Greek: μπολ (bol)
• → Luxembourgish: Boll

Further reading

• “bol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lob

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Gallo

Etymology

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Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

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Icelandic

Noun

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

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Lower Sorbian

Verb

bol

1. Superseded spelling of ból.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːl/

Noun

bȏl f or m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑л)

1. pain, aching

   zadati bol ― to inflict pain

Declension

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

• bolan
• bolest
• bolestan
• bolnica
• bolničar
• bolničarka

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Slovak

Participle

bol

1. masculine singular l-participle of byť

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Spanish

Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbol/ [ˈbol]

Noun

bol m (plural boles)

1. bowl

Synonyms

• cuenco

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English balls

Noun

bol

1. ball
2. (anatomy) scrotum; testicle

Synonyms

• kiau

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Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic bol (compare Kazakh мол (mol, “abundant, large”)), from Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”). First attested in 1312.

Adjective

bol

1. loose
2. abundant

Antonyms

• kıt

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bolɣ, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos; cognate with Old Irish bolg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

Noun

bol m (plural boliau)

1. tummy, stomach

Mutation

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

• 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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Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From , from .

Noun

1. farm with associated land
2. nest; e.g. bird's nest, rat's nest

Etymology 2

From , from .

Noun

1. table
2. bottom of a sled