bolla

Finnish

Alternative forms

• polla

Noun

bolla

1. (slang) head

Declension

Declension of bolla (Kotus type 10/koira)

		singular	plural
nominative		bolla	bollat
accusative	nom.?	bolla	bollat
	gen.	bollan
genitive		bollan	bollien bollainrare
partitive		bollaa	bollia
inessive		bollassa	bollissa
elative		bollasta	bollista
illative		bollaan	bolliin
adessive		bollalla	bollilla
ablative		bollalta	bollilta
allative		bollalle	bollille
essive		bollana	bollina
translative		bollaksi	bolliksi
instructive		—	bollin
abessive		bollatta	bollitta
comitative		—	bollineen

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Icelandic

Bollur.

Bolla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bolla f (genitive singular bollu, nominative plural bollur)

1. a bun or a dumpling, a roll
2. a bun eaten on bolludagur, with cream in between and jam, and sometimes with chocolate on top
3. a punch, a toddy
4. (slang, pejorative) a fatso, a tubby

Derived terms

• bolludagur
• fiskibolla
• kjötbolla

Interjection

bolla!

1. an exclamation that children shout on bolludagur

Verb

bolla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bollaði, supine bollað)

1. a verb denoting the act when children spank their parents or guardians on bolludagur (shouting bolla! bolla! bolla! for every hit), to get a bun (bolla) for each hit

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin bulla.

Noun

bolla f (plural bolle)

1. bubble; blister
2. bull (e.g. Papal); seal
3. bill; note (paper money)

Verb

bolla

1. third-person singular present indicative of bollare
2. second-person singular imperative of bollare

Verb

bolla

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of bollire
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of bollire
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of bollire
4. third-person singular present imperative of bollire

Anagrams

• ballo, ballò

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bullô. Cognate with Middle Dutch bolle (Dutch bol), Old Norse bolli, Old High German bolla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbolːɑ/

Noun

bolla m

1. bowl

Declension

Declension of bolla (weak)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	bolla	bollan
accusative	bollan	bollan
genitive	bollan	bollena
dative	bollan	bollum

Descendants

• English: bowl
• Scots: bowie