vol

See also: vôl, vȯl, völ, vol., -vol, and vȯļ

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑl/
• IPA^(key): /vɒl/
• Rhymes: -ɒl

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. (heraldry) A pair of conjoined wings.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vol.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔl/

Adjective

vol (attributive volle, comparative voller, superlative volste)

1. full
2. complete

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Albanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

vol

1. a small walnut, sometimes used as a die

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈvɔl]

Etymology 1

Back-formation from volar (“to fly”).

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight (act of flying)

Etymology 2

see the verb voler.

Verb

vol

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Czech

Verb

1. second-person singular imperative of volit

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Adjective

vol (comparative voller, superlative volst)

1. full, replete

   volle maan — full moon

Inflection

Declension of vol
uninflected	vol
inflected	volle
comparative	voller
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		vol	voller	het volst het volste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	volle	vollere	volste
	n. sing.	vol	voller	volste
	plural	volle	vollere	volste
definite		volle	vollere	volste
partitive		vols	vollers	—

Antonyms

• leeg

Derived terms

• eervol (“honourable; honourably”)
• succesvol (“successful”)
• volbrengen (“to accomplish”)
• volheid
• volhouden (“to continue, persevere”)
• volledig (“complete; completely”)
• vollopen (“to fill up”)
• volstaan (“to suffice”)
• voltijds (“full-time”)
• volwassen (“adult, full-grown”)
• waardevol (“valuable”)

 

Related terms

• volzet
• vullen

Descendants

• → Indonesian: pol

Anagrams

• OLV, olv, vlo

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French

Etymology

From voler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight
2. stealing, theft, robbery

Derived terms

• (flight):
  • à vol d’oiseau : as the crow flies
  • au vol
  • de haut vol
  • volatil, volatile
  • vol à voile, vol plané
  • vol battu : flight by flapping of the wings
  • vol de réception : acceptance flight
  • vol tactique : terrain flight
• (theft):
  • vol à main armée : armed robbery
  • vol à la tire : pickpocketing
  • vol à l’arraché

Related terms

• voler
• voleur

Further reading

• “vol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From vola (“to blubber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

vol n (genitive singular vols, no plural)

1. whine, whining, blubbering

   Hættu þessu voli.

   Stop that whining.

Declension

declension of vol

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vol	volið
accusative	vol	volið
dative	voli	volinu
genitive	vols	volsins

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French vol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vol/

Noun

vol

1. theft; robbery.

Related terms

• voler

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Adjective

vol

1. full
2. whole, complete

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• vul

Descendants

• Dutch: vol
• Limburgish: vól
• West Flemish: vul

Further reading

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

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Norman

Etymology

From voler (“to steal”).

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. (Jersey) theft

Related terms

• voleux (“thief”)

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Piedmontese

Noun

vol m (plural voj)

1. flight

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnia, Serbia): vȏ

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋôːl/

Noun

vȏl m (Cyrillic spelling во̑л)

1. (Croatia) ox

Declension

Declension of vol

	singular	plural
nominative	vȏl	vòlovi
genitive	vola	volova
dative	volu	volovima
accusative	vola	volove
vocative	vȍle	volovi
locative	volu	volovima
instrumental	volom	volovima

References

• “vol” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔ́ʋ/

Noun

vȍł m anim

1. ox

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	vòl
gen. sing.	vôla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vòl	vôla	vôli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vôla	vôlov	vôlov
dative (dajȃlnik)	vôlu	vôloma	vôlom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vôla	vôla	vôle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vôlu	vôlih	vôlih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vôlom	vôloma	vôli

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing.	vòl
gen. sing.	vôla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vòl	volôva	volôvi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vôla	volôv	volôv
dative (dajȃlnik)	vôlu	volôvoma	volôvom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vôla	volôva	volôve
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vôlu	volôvih	volôvih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vôlom	volôvoma	volôvi

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English world, with the 'w' and 'o' pronounced the German way, and the 'r' turned into 'l'.

Noun

vol (nominative plural vols)

1. world

Declension

declension of vol

	singular	plural
nominative	vol	vols
genitive	vola	volas
dative	vole	voles
accusative	voli	volis
vocative 1	o vol!	o vols!
predicative 2	volu	volus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

• Volapük