Wiktionary

bol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bol"

English edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of bolognese

Noun edit

bol (uncountable)

  1. (informal) bolognese

Derived terms edit

Anagrams edit

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

bol (plural bolle, diminutive bolletjie)

  1. A sphere; a ball.

Azerbaijani edit

Other scripts
Cyrillic بوُل
Abjad бол

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

bol (comparative daha bol, superlative ən bol)

  1. abundant
    Antonym: qıt

Derived terms edit

Bislama edit

Etymology 1 edit

From English ball.

Noun edit

bol

  1. ball
  2. testicle

Etymology 2 edit

From English bolt.

Noun edit

bol

  1. bolt

Etymology 3 edit

From English bowl.

Noun edit

bol

  1. bowl

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bol, from English bowl.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bol m (plural bols)

  1. bowl

Further reading edit

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Noun edit

bol m inan

  1. (literary) grief, emotional pain
Declension edit
Declension of bol (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative bol boly
genitive bolu bolů
dative bolu bolům
accusative bol boly
vocative bole boly
locative bolu bolech
instrumental bolem boly
Related terms edit

Further reading edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bol

  1. second-person singular imperative of bolet

Anagrams edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

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

See also edit

Further reading edit

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

Adjective edit

bol (comparative boller, superlative bolst)

  1. convex; bulging
  2. chubby

Inflection edit

Inflection 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 edit

  • → Papiamentu: bòl

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

bol m (plural bols)

  1. bowl
    bol de porcelaine ― porcelain bowl
    bol de lait ― bowl of milk
  3. (colloquial) luck
    Il a toujours du bol. ― He's always lucky.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

bol m (plural bols)

  1. bolus

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Gallo edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

bol m (plural bols)

  1. bowl

Garo edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bol

  1. tree

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bol

  1. ball

Icelandic edit

Noun edit

bol

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

Kokborok edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Garo bol (“tree, wood”).

Noun edit

bol

  1. firewood

References edit

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

Lolopo edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

bol

  1. (Yao'an, of animals) male

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Lower Sorbian edit

Verb edit

bol

  1. Superseded spelling of ból.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse bolr and bulr.

Noun edit

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
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse ból.

Noun edit

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

  1. a hive
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Ellipsis and clipping of anabole steroidar.

Noun edit

bol n (definite singular bolet, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, slang) anabolic steroids

Etymology 4 edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bol

  1. imperative of bola

References edit

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bol.

Noun edit

bol n (plural boluri)

  1. bowl

Declension edit

Declension of bol
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) bol bolul (niște) boluri bolurile
genitive/dative (unui) bol bolului (unor) boluri bolurilor
vocative bolule bolurilor

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bȏl f or m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑л)

  1. pain, aching
    zadati bol ― to inflict pain

Declension edit

Declension of bol
singular plural
nominative bȏl boli
genitive boli boli
dative boli bolima
accusative bol boli
vocative boli boli
locative boli bolima
instrumental bolju / boli bolima
Declension of bol
singular plural
nominative bȏl bólovi
genitive bola bòlōvā
dative bolu bolovima
accusative bol bolove
vocative bole bolovi
locative bolu bolovima
instrumental bolom bolovima

Derived terms edit

Slovak edit

Pronunciation edit

Participle edit

bol

  1. masculine singular l-participle of byť

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English bowl.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbol/ [ˈbol]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: bol

Noun edit

bol m (plural boles)

  1. bowl
    Synonym: cuenco

Further reading edit

Tok Pisin edit

Etymology edit

From English balls.

Noun edit

bol

  1. ball
  2. (anatomy) scrotum; testicle

Synonyms edit

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Adjective edit

bol

  1. loose
  2. abundant

Antonyms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

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”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bol m (plural boliau)

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

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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 edit

  • 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
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