hol

See also Hol, hól, and höl

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔl

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Etymology 1

Noun

hol n (plural holen or hollen, diminutive holletje)

1. A hole, hollow, cavity
2. (nautical) A cargo hold
3. (vulgar) An anus, arsehole; both anatomical senses of butt

   Dat zal je hol deerlijk bezuren, rekel!

   Your arse will pay dearly for that, scamp!

4. Any other bodily cavity
5. A dug-out animal dwelling, such as a rabit's or badger's burrow
6. (figuratively) An unsanitary and/or unpleasant place
7. An artificial opening such as a slit

Synonyms

• (hole) gat, opening
• (arse) aars, gat, reet
• (dug-out animal dwelling) leger n, burcht, pijp
• (cavity) holte, uitsparing

Derived terms

• holbewoner m
• holdrukker m
• holebeer m, holenbeer m
• holebroeder m
• holenmens m
• holenkunde
• holenkunst
• hoolophouder m
• enkelholig
• (dwellings by inhabitant) drakenhol n, satyrshol n etc.
• (holes by use/situation) berghol n, haardhol n, kelderhol n, kerkerhol n, kruiphol n, manhol n, piratenhol n, rookhol n, rovershol n, scheepshol n, speelhol n, waterhol n
• (bodily cavities by place) hartenhol = hartshol, ooghol, voorhoofdshol
• donderhol n
• vulcanishol n

Expressions

• bloot hol (bare-arse, often meaning the buff)

Adjective

hol (comparative holler, superlative holst)

1. hollow, having an empty space inside

Declension

Declension of hol

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		hol	holler
neuter singular	indefinite	hol	holler
	definite	holle	hollere	holste	holst, holste
common singular		holle	hollere	holste	holste
plural		holle	hollere	holste	holste
partitive		hols	hollers

Derived terms

• holte
• uithollen

Antonyms

• vol, gevuld
• solide

Etymology 2

Noun

hol m (plural hollen, diminutive holletje)

1. A run, the action running

Derived terms

• op hol (runaway)

Verb

hol

1. first-person singular present indicative of hollen
2. imperative of hollen

Etymology 3

unknown, perhaps cognate with hill

Noun

hol f (plural hollen, diminutive holletje)

1. A small height in the landscape, such as
   1. a hill (like the Utrecht city wall ruins)
   2. a sloping road (as in Rotterdam)

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA: [hoːl]

Noun

hol n (genitive singular hols, plural hol)

1. hole
2. cave

Declension

n3	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hol	holið	hol	holini
Accusative	hol	holið	hol	holini
Dative	holi	holinum	holum	holunum
Genitive	hols	holsins	hola	holanna

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhol/
• Hyphenation: hol

Conjunction

hol

1. now... now, sometimes... sometimes

   hol itt, hol ott - now here, now there

Pronoun

hol

1. (interrogative) where?

Derived terms

• bárhol
• máshol

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hōlą (“vain speech, slander, calumny”), from Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”).

Noun

hōl n

1. Calumny; slander.

Related terms

• hēlan
• hōlian

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulaz. Cognates include Old English hol and Old Norse holr.

Adjective

hol

1. hollow

Noun

hol

1. A hollow

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Turkish

Etymology

From English hall.

Noun

hol (definite accusative [[]])

1. hall

Synonyms

• sofa