bol

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English

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Etymology

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Clipping of bolognese

Noun

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bol (uncountable)

  1. (informal) bolognese

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch bol, from Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (round object or vessel, ball, bowl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bol (plural bolle, diminutive bolletjie)

  1. A sphere; a ball.

Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic بوُل
Abjad бол

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bol (abundant, full).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boɫ/
  • Audio (Baku):(file)

Adjective

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bol (comparative daha bol, superlative ən bol)

  1. abundant
    Antonym: qıt

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Bislama

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Etymology 1

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From English ball.

Noun

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bol

  1. ball
  2. testicle

Etymology 2

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From English bolt.

Noun

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bol

  1. bolt

Etymology 3

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From English bowl.

Noun

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bol

  1. bowl

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bol, from English bowl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bol m (plural bols)

  1. bowl

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Noun

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bol m inan

  1. (literary) grief, emotional pain
Declension
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Further reading

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  • bol”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • bol”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • bol”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bol

  1. second-person singular imperative of bolet

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (round object or vessel, ball, bowl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bol m (plural bollen, diminutive bolletje n or bolleke n)

  1. a sphere; a ball, globe or bulb
  2. (figurative) a head; one's brains
  3. a scoop (of ice etc.)
  4. (mainly the diminutive) a large, round spot, a dot
  5. (heraldry) a roundel
    Synonym: koek
  6. (especially in the diminutive) a bun, a roll, a round piece of bread or pastry

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: bol
  • Aukan: bolu
  • Papiamentu: bòl
  • Sranan Tongo: bòl, boru
    • Caribbean Javanese: bolu

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Further reading

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  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Adjective

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bol (comparative boller, superlative bolst)

  1. convex; bulging
  2. chubby

Declension

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Declension of bol
uninflected bol
inflected bolle
comparative boller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial bol boller het bolst
het bolste
indefinite m./f. sing. bolle bollere bolste
n. sing. bol boller bolste
plural bolle bollere bolste
definite bolle bollere bolste
partitive bols bollers

Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: bòl

French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the 18th century. Borrowed from English bowl. For the semantic development of sense 2 compare pot (jar; (colloquial) luck). Possibly a doublet of boule.

Noun

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bol m (plural bols)

  1. bowl
    bol de porcelaineporcelain bowl
    bol de laitbowl of milk
  2. (colloquial) luck
    Il a toujours du bol.He's always lucky.
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French bol, from Old French bol, borrowed from Late Latin bōlus (clod of earth, lump), from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, clod, lump).

Noun

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bol m (plural bols)

  1. bolus

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Gallo

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bol m (plural bols)

  1. bowl

Garo

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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bol

  1. tree

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References

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  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 137
  • Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
  • Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong

Iban

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bol

  1. ball

Icelandic

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Noun

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bol

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bolur
  2. indefinite dative singular of bolur

Kokborok

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Etymology

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Cognate with Garo bol (tree, wood).

Noun

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bol

  1. firewood

References

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  • Debbarma, Binoy (2001) “bol”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary[2], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 25

Lolopo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Loloish *ʔ-pa² (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu (bat), Burmese -ဖ (-hpa.).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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bol

  1. (Yao'an, of animals) male

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Lower Sorbian

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Verb

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bol

  1. Superseded spelling of ból.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bolr and bulr.

Noun

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bol m (definite singular bolen, indefinite plural bolar, definite plural bolane)

  1. a torso, trunk, a body without limbs
  2. (rare or dated) a tree trunk
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse ból.

Noun

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bol n (definite singular bolet, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)

  1. a hive
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Etymology 3

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Ellipsis and clipping of anabole steroidar.

Noun

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bol n (definite singular bolet, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, slang) anabolic steroids

Etymology 4

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From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Noun

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bol n (definite singular bole, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)

  1. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of bord
    • 1711, “Æg vil tæ Giæstebu gange”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 83:
      Siaa Bole dæ laga taa Rætter
      See the table made with dishes

Etymology 5

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bol

  1. imperative of bola

References

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bol.

Noun

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bol n (plural boluri)

  1. bowl

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь. Cognate with Bulgarian бо́лка (bólka), Russian боль (bolʹ).

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Noun

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bȏl f or m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑л)

  1. pain, aching
    zadati bolto inflict pain

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Slovak

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Participle

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bol

  1. masculine singular l-participle of byť

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bowl.

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Noun

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bol m (plural boles)

  1. bowl
    Synonym: cuenco

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English balls.

Noun

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bol

  1. ball
  2. (anatomy) scrotum; testicle

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بول (bol, wide; too large, loose; abundant), from Proto-Turkic *bol (abundant, full). First attested in 1312. Compare Kumyk мол (mol, abundant, plentiful), Kazakh мол (mol, abundant, large).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bol

  1. loose
  2. abundant

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh boly, from Old Welsh bolg, from Proto-Brythonic *bolɣ, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos; cognate with Old Irish bolg, English belly. Doublet of ffôl (foolish).

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Noun

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bol m (plural boliau)

  1. (North Wales) tummy, stomach
    Synonym: bola

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bol fol mol unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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