bolus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bolus (plural boli or boluses)
- A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
- A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
- I gave him a bolus, twice the size of a gooseberry.
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Translations[edit]
round mass of food
Verb[edit]
bolus (third-person singular simple present boluses, present participle bolusing, simple past and past participle bolused)
- (transitive) To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.
- (intransitive) To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.
- Coordinate term: prebolus
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Etymology 1[edit]
Generally regarded as borrowed from Yiddish [Term?], from Ladino [Term?], from Spanish bollo or bola.
Noun[edit]
bolus m (plural bolussen, diminutive bolusje n)
- A sweet, soft pastry containing cinnamon from Zeeland, originating from European Jewish cuisine.
- (colloquial, Netherlands, by extension) A turd, a pat.
Alternative forms[edit]
- bole (dated)
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Latin bōlus, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos).
Noun[edit]
bolus m or f (plural bolussen)
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Esperanto[edit]
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Verb[edit]
bolus
- conditional of boli
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόλος (bólos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bolus m (genitive bolī); second declension
- A throw (of the dice); a cast (of a fishing net)
- A gain, profit, or advantage
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | bolus | bolī |
Genitive | bolī | bolōrum |
Dative | bolō | bolīs |
Accusative | bolum | bolōs |
Ablative | bolō | bolīs |
Vocative | bole | bolī |
References[edit]
- “bolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “bolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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