bolli

See also: bollì

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bolli (“cup”), from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ or *bullô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow; to swell up”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔdlɪ]

Noun

bolli m (genitive singular bolla, plural bollar)

1. cup (to drink from)
2. chamber pot
3. skullcap

Declension

Declension of bolli
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bolli	bollin	bollar	bollarnir
accusative	bolla	bollan	bollar	bollarnar
dative	bolla	bollanum	bollum	bollunum
genitive	bolla	bollans	bolla	bollanna

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔlːɪ]

Noun

bolli m (genitive singular bolla, plural bollar)

1. dumpling, meatball
2. pill (small object containing some sort of medication)

Declension

Declension of bolli
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bolli	bollin	bollar	bollarnir
accusative	bolla	bollan	bollar	bollarnar
dative	bolla	bollanum	bollum	bollunum
genitive	bolla	bollans	bolla	bollanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bolli (“cup”), from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ or *bullô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow; to swell up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔtlɪ/ (

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• Rhymes: -ɔtlɪ

  Homophones: Bolli

Noun

bolli m (genitive singular bolla, nominative plural bollar)

1. a drinking cup

Declension

declension of bolli

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bolli	bollinn	bollar	bollarnir
accusative	bolla	bollann	bolla	bollana
dative	bolla	bollanum	bollum	bollunum
genitive	bolla	bollans	bolla	bollanna

Derived terms

• bollakaka (“cupcake”)

Italian

Noun

bolli m

1. plural of bollo

Verb

bolli

1. inflection of bollare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative
2. second-person singular present indicative of bollire