undulate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin undulātus (“undulated”), from an unattested *undula (“small wave”), diminutive of Latin unda (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌndjəleɪt/, /ˈʌndjʊleɪt/, /ˈʌndʒəleɪt/, /ˈʌndʒʊleɪt/, /ˈʌndəleɪt/
• (adjective, non-merged vowel) IPA^(key): /ˈʌndjəlɪt/, /ˈʌndjʊlɪt/, /ˈʌndʒəlɪt/, /ˈʌndʒʊlɪt/, /ˈʌndəlɪt/
• (adjective, merged vowel) IPA^(key): /ˈʌndjələt/, /ˈʌndʒələt/, /ˈʌndələt/

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
   • (Can we date this quote by Holder and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated.

2. (transitive) To cause to resemble a wave
3. (intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
4. (intransitive) To appear wavelike.

Translations

transitive: cause to move in a wave

• Catalan: ondular (ca), ondar (ca)
• Danish: ondulere (da), svinger
• Finnish: värisyttää (fi), saada aaltoilemaan
• German: wogen (de), schwingen (de), wellenförmig bewegen
• Greek: κυματίζω (el) (kymatízo)
• Korean: 흔들다 (ko) (heundeulda)
• Polish: zafalować
• Portuguese: ondular (pt), ondear
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: ряби́ть (ru) (rjabítʹ)
• Slovene: vzvalovati
• Spanish: ondear (es)
• Swedish: försätta något i vågrörelse, komma något att bölja
• Turkish: dalgalandırmak (tr)

transitive: cause to resemble a wave

• Catalan: ondar (ca)
• Finnish: aallottaa (fi)
• German: wellen (de), ondulieren (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: ondular (pt)
• Russian: ряби́ть (ru) (rjabítʹ)

intransitive: move in wavelike motions

• Catalan: onejar (ca), ondular (ca)
• Finnish: aaltoilla (fi)
• French: onduler (fr), ondoyer (fr)
• German: wellen (de), wallen (de), wogen (de), undulieren, wiegen (de), sich wellenförmig bewegen
• Greek: κυμαίνομαι (el) (kymaínomai)
• Hungarian: hullámzik (hu)
• Korean: 흔들리다 (ko) (heundeullida) (rattle, shake, vibrate, swing, be shaky) (intransitive)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: māpuna, ngapu, pūwakawaka
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bølge (no)

• Polish: falować (pl)
• Portuguese: ondular (pt), ondear
• Russian: ряби́ть (ru) (rjabítʹ)
• Spanish: ondear (es), ondular (es)
• Swedish: bölja (sv), gå i vågor, röra sig i vågor
• Turkish: dalgalanmak (tr)

intransitive: resemble a wave

• Finnish: kiemurrella (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: schlängeln (de)

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} golven (nl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 흔들거리다 (ko) (heundeul-georida) (intransitive)

See also

• oscillate

Adjective

Flowers with undulate petal margins

undulate (comparative more undulate, superlative most undulate)

1. Wavy in appearance or form.
2. Changing the pitch and volume of one's voice.
3. (botany, of a margin) sinuous, winding up and down.

Translations

wavy in appearance or form

• Greek: κυματώδης (el) m or f (kymatódis), κυματοειδής (el) m or f (kymatoeidís), κυματιστός (el) m (kymatistós)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bølget

• Polish: falisty (pl) m, pofałdowany m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: ondulado (pt)
• Russian: волни́стый (ru) (volnístyj), волнообра́зный (ru) (volnoobráznyj)
• Spanish: ondulado (es)

changing one's voice

• Polish: falujący m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Turkish: dalgalanma (tr)

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) undulāte

1. vocative masculine singular of undulātus