foli

Albanian

Verb

foli

1. third-person singular aorist of flas

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English folie, from Old French folie.

Noun

foli m (uncountable)

1. folly

   Synonyms: folneth, folenep, gockineth, nicita

References

• “foli” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French folie.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

foli

1. madness, folly, insanity

Related terms

• fou

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 69

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse foli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɔːlɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɔːlɪ

Noun

foli m (genitive singular fola, nominative plural folar)

1. a foal
2. (slang, of a person) a stud

Declension

Declension of foli (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	foli	folinn	folar	folarnir
accusative	fola	folann	fola	folana
dative	fola	folanum	folum	folunum
genitive	fola	folans	fola	folanna

Indonesian

Noun

foli (plural foli-foli)

1. foil

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French foli.

Noun

foli

1. madness, insanity, folly

Related terms

• fou

References

• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 366

Middle English

Noun

foli

1. alternative form of folie

Adjective

foli

1. alternative form of folie

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fulô.

Noun

foli m

1. foal

   Synonym: fyl

2. (euphemistic) penis

   ”Ek vil brynna fola mínum í vínkeldu þinni,” sagði hann.

   ”I want to water my foal in your wine-spring,” he said.

Declension

Declension of foli (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	foli	folinn	folar	folarnir
accusative	fola	folann	fola	folana
dative	fola	folanum	folum	folunum
genitive	fola	folans	fola	folanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: foli
• Norwegian: fole
• Old Swedish: foli, fole
  • Swedish: fåle

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• ᚠᚮᛚᛁ

Etymology

From Old Norse foli, from Proto-Germanic *fulô.

Noun

foli m

1. foal

Declension

Declension of fole (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fole	folen	folar	folarnir
accusative	fola	folan	fola	folana
dative	fola	folanom	folom	folonom
genitive	fola	folans	fola	folanna

Descendants

• Swedish: fåle

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English volley.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔlɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔli/
• Rhymes: -ɔlɪ

Noun

foli f (plural folïau or folis, not mutable)

1. volley

Derived terms

• folïo (“volley”, verb)
• pêl-foli (“volleyball”)

Further reading

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