-ol
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Shortened from alcohol.
Suffix edit
-ol
- (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol.
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Translations edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).
Suffix edit
-ol
- Indicating an oily substance
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Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Shortened from alcohol.
Suffix edit
-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)
Etymology 2 edit
Suffix edit
-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)
- forms diminutives
- forms nouns indicating a type of something
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Danish edit
Suffix edit
-ol
Derived terms edit
Category Danish terms suffixed with -ol not found
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From alcohol.
Pronunciation edit
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-ol
Synonyms edit
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French edit
Etymology edit
From alcool.
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-ol
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Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From -o- (linking vowel) + -l.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ol
- (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
- (verb-forming suffix) Forms a verb from a noun.
Usage notes edit
Present tense indefinite – personal suffixes
Person | Back vowel |
Front vowel | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
unrounded | rounded | |||
én | 1st person singular | -ok | -ek | -ök |
-ik verbs (optional) | -om | -em | -öm | |
te | 2nd person singular | -sz | ||
after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -asz | -esz | ||
after s, sz, z, dz | -ol | -el | -öl | |
ő maga ön |
3rd person singular | – | ||
-ik verbs | -ik | |||
mi | 1st person plural | -unk | -ünk | |
ti | 2nd person plural | -tok | -tek | -tök |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -otok | -etek | -ötök | |
ők maguk önök |
3rd person plural | -nak | -nek | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -anak | -enek | ||
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing. |
- (personal suffix) Variants:
- -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below
- -asz added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- -esz added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- -ol added to back-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- -el added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- -öl added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
- -l is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final long vowels may shorten, e.g. ű → ü.
- -ol is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -al is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -el is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öl is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -ál is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -zik/-ozik/-azik/-ezik/-özik.
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Suffix edit
-ol m
- used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.
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References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Suffix edit
-ol m
- used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “-ol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *-ulaz.
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-ol
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ol m pers
- (organic chemistry) forms names of alcohols
- forms derogatory masculine nouns referring to people
- (regional) Alternative form of -al
Declension edit
Declension of -ol
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- -ol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh -awl, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọl, from Proto-Celtic *-ālos, reinforced by Latin -ālis.[1]
Suffix edit
-ol m (adjectival suffix, plural -olion)
- adjectival suffix
- arian (“money”) + -ol → ariannol (“financial”)
- proffesiwn (“profession”) + -ol → proffesiynol (“professional”)
- cychwyn (“to start”) + -ol → cychwynnol (“initial”)
- iachus (“healthy”) + -ol → iachusol (“heath-giving, heath-promoting”)
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Shortened from alcohol.
Suffix edit
-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -olau)
- (organic chemistry) -ol (suffix denoting an alcohol or phenol)