olie

See also: olië

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch olie, from Middle Dutch ōlie, from Old Dutch olig, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊə̯.li/

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Noun

olie (plural olies)

1. oil

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish oliæ, borrowed via Middle Low German oli(e) from Latin oleum (“olive oil”). Compare Swedish olja, German Öl, Dutch olie. English oil has gone through French huile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoljə/, [ˈoljə], [ˈo̝ljə]

Noun

olie c (singular definite olien, plural indefinite olier)

1. oil (liquid fat from plants)
2. oil (petroleum used as fuel or lubricant)

Declension

Declension of olie

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	olie	olien	olier	olierne
genitive	olies	oliens	oliers	oliernes

Derived terms

• olivenolie c

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.li/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oːli
• Hyphenation: olie

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ōlie, from Old Dutch olig, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Noun

olie f (plural oliën or olies, no diminutive)

1. any natural or industrial oil
2. petroleum in particular

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) olij

Derived terms

• aardolie
• canolaolie
• castorolie
• dieselolie
• foezelolie
• gasolie
• huisbrandolie
• kokosolie
• koolzaadolie
• lampolie
• lijnolie
• lijnzaadolie
• motorolie
• olie-en-azijnstel
• olie-industrie
• oliebaron
• oliebol
• oliebron
• oliebunker
• oliecrisis
• oliedom
• oliefilm
• oliehoudend
• oliekoek
• oliekraan
• oliekruik
• olielamp
• olielek
• oliemaatschappij
• oliemarkt
• oliemolen
• oliën
• olienoot
• oliepijpleiding
• olieramp
• oliesjeik
• olieslager
• oliespuit
• oliesteen
• oliestook
• olieveld
• olieverf
• olievlek
• oliewinning
• olieworstelen
• oliezaad
• olijfolie
• palmolie
• ricinusolie
• rijwielolie
• sesamolie
• slaolie
• smeerolie
• spijsolie
• stookolie
• visolie
• wonderolie
• zonnebloemolie

Related terms

• heul
• olijf

Descendants

• Afrikaans: olie
• Berbice Creole Dutch: oli
• Jersey Dutch: ôlje
• Negerhollands: oli, olie
• → Lokono: uli
• → Indonesian: oli
• → Sranan Tongo: oli
  • → Aukan: oli
  • → Saramaccan: óli

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

olie

1. inflection of oliën:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• loei

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch olig, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Noun

ōlie f or m

1. oil

Inflection

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	olie	olien
accusative	olie	olien
genitive	olie, olien	olien
dative	olie, olien	olien

Weak masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	olie	olien
accusative	olie	olien
genitive	olien	olien
dative	olie	olien

Descendants

• Dutch: olie, (obsolete) olij
  • Afrikaans: olie
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: oli
  • Jersey Dutch: ôlje
  • Negerhollands: oli, olie
  • → Lokono: uli
  • → Indonesian: oli
  • → Sranan Tongo: oli
    • → Aukan: oli
    • → Saramaccan: óli
• Limburgish: aolje

Further reading

• “olie”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “olie”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

olie

1. alternative form of oyle

Old French

Noun

olie oblique singular, f (oblique plural olies, nominative singular olie, nominative plural olies)

1. alternative form of oile