dol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dol"

English

Etymology

Clipping of Latin dolor (“sorrow, pain”). Doublet of dolor.

Noun

dol (plural dols)

1. (medicine) The unit of measurement for pain.

Synonyms

• dolor

Anagrams

• 'old, old, Lod, OLD, lod, LOD, LoD, LDO, Old, DLO, Lo'd

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdɔl]

Etymology 1

From Late Latin dolus (compare Occitan dòl, French deuil, Italian duolo), a derivative of Latin dolor (“pain”).

Noun

dol m (plural dols)

1. grief, sorrow
2. mourning
3. black clothing one wears during a mourning period
4. (colloquial) blackish zone in someone's body due to lack of hygiene, such as underneath the fingernails

Related terms

• dolor

Etymology 2

Verb

dol

1. inflection of doldre:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “dol”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “dol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: dol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dul, from Old Dutch *dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz.

Adjective

dol (comparative doller, superlative dolst)

1. crazy, silly, mad
2. mindless, reckless; irate
3. stripped, turning without gripping (of screws and screwthreads, taps, keys &c.)

Declension

Declension of dol
uninflected	dol
inflected	dolle
comparative	doller
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		dol	doller	het dolst het dolste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	dolle	dollere	dolste
	n. sing.	dol	doller	dolste
	plural	dolle	dollere	dolste
definite		dolle	dollere	dolste
partitive		dols	dollers	—

Derived terms

• à la dol
• doldraaien
• doldwaas
• dolheid
• dolhuis
• dollekoeienziekte
• dollen
• dolletjes

Related terms

• hondsdol

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dol
• Negerhollands: dol
• Petjo: dol
• → Indonesian: dol (“out of control”)
• → Papiamentu: dol (dated)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch dolle, from Old Dutch *tholl, from Proto-West Germanic *þoll, from Proto-Germanic *þullaz.

Noun

dol m (plural dollen, diminutive dolletje n)

1. (nautical) thole(-pin)
2. (nautical) rowlock, oarlock

Derived terms

• dolboord
• dolkast

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dol

1. inflection of dollen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dolus (“deception; trickery; ruse”), from Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

dol m (plural dols)

1. (law) a fraud (the act), cheating

Further reading

• “dol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔl]
• Hyphenation: dol

Noun

dol

1. (music) a type of conical drum from Bengkulu

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔl]
• Hyphenation: dol

Noun

dol

1. (shipping) mast, a tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires

Etymology 3

From Dutch dol (“out of control”), from Old Dutch *dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔl]
• Hyphenation: dol

Adjective

dol

1. loose (of a screw), not firmly or tightly fixed in place

   Synonyms: galir, perlup

Further reading

• “dol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dul (“snare, trap”), from Proto-Celtic *dolā, from Proto-Indo-European *dol-éh₂ (“reckoning, calculation, fraud”), from the root *del- (“to reckon, calculate”), see also Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “trick(ery), deceit; bait”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɔl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɔlˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɔlˠ/, /d̪ˠʌlˠ/

Noun

dol m (genitive singular dola, nominative plural dola)

1. loop
2. noose, snare, trap

   Synonyms: gaiste, súil ribe

3. (fishing) cast
4. draught, haul
5. turn
6. batch, lot; group, contingent; number, amount

Declension

Declension of dol (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative dol dola vocative a dhol a dhola genitive dola dol dative dol dola forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an dol na dola genitive an dola na ndol dative leis an dol don dol leis na dola

Derived terms

• dol ciotach
• dol daoine
• dol reatha

Verb

dol (present analytic dolann, future analytic dolfaidh, verbal noun doladh, past participle dolta)

1. (transitive) loop
2. (transitive) snare, ensnare; net

Conjugation

conjugation of dol (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	doladh
past participle	dolta
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	dolaim	dolann tú; dolair†	dolann sé, sí	dolaimid	dolann sibh	dolann siad; dolaid†	a dholann; a dholas / a ndolann*	doltar
past	dhol mé; dholas	dhol tú; dholais	dhol sé, sí	dholamar; dhol muid	dhol sibh; dholabhair	dhol siad; dholadar	a dhol / ar dhol*	doladh
past habitual	dholainn / ndolainn‡‡	dholtá / ndoltᇇ	dholadh sé, sí / ndoladh sé, s퇇	dholaimis; dholadh muid / ndolaimis‡‡; ndoladh muid‡‡	dholadh sibh / ndoladh sibh‡‡	dholaidís; dholadh siad / ndolaidís‡‡; ndoladh siad‡‡	a dholadh / a ndoladh*	dholtaí / ndolta퇇
future	dolfaidh mé; dolfad	dolfaidh tú; dolfair†	dolfaidh sé, sí	dolfaimid; dolfaidh muid	dolfaidh sibh	dolfaidh siad; dolfaid†	a dholfaidh; a dholfas / a ndolfaidh*	dolfar
conditional	dholfainn / ndolfainn‡‡	dholfá / ndolfᇇ	dholfadh sé, sí / ndolfadh sé, s퇇	dholfaimis; dholfadh muid / ndolfaimis‡‡; ndolfadh muid‡‡	dholfadh sibh / ndolfadh sibh‡‡	dholfaidís; dholfadh siad / ndolfaidís‡‡; ndolfadh siad‡‡	a dholfadh / a ndolfadh*	dholfaí / ndolfa퇇
subjunctive
present	go ndola mé; go ndolad†	go ndola tú; go ndolair†	go ndola sé, sí	go ndolaimid; go ndola muid	go ndola sibh	go ndola siad; go ndolaid†	—	go ndoltar
past	dá ndolainn	dá ndoltá	dá ndoladh sé, sí	dá ndolaimis; dá ndoladh muid	dá ndoladh sibh	dá ndolaidís; dá ndoladh siad	—	dá ndoltaí
imperative
–	dolaim	dol	doladh sé, sí	dolaimis	dolaigí; dolaidh†	dolaidís	—	doltar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 dul”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

Noun

dol m

1. archaic form of dul, (verbal noun of téigh)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dol

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dol	dhol	ndol

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dal, dail, doil

Etymology

From Old English dāl (“portion, share, division, allotment”), from Proto-Germanic *dailą (“part, deal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔːl/

Noun

dol (plural doles)

1. part, share

   Synonym: del

Descendants

• English: dole
• Yola: dole, daal

References

• “dōl, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *solos (“hilly or mountainous interior of an island”)

Noun

dol

1. hill

   Synonym: dokdok

2. mountain

Inflection

Forms of dol

	singular	plural
demonstrative forms
1st person (near speaker)	dolle	dolkai
2nd person (near hearer)	dollen	dolken
3rd person (near neither speaker nor hearer)	dollo	dollok
article forms
indefinite	dolloaw	dolpwi
definite	dolwa

Derived terms

• doldol

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *solos

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz.

Cognate with Old High German tol (German toll), Old Saxon dol (Low Low German doll), Dutch dol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dol/

Adjective

dol (comparative dolra, superlative dolost)

1. foolish

Declension

Declension of dol — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dol	dolu, dolo	dol
Accusative	dolne	dole	dol
Genitive	doles	dolre	doles
Dative	dolum	dolre	dolum
Instrumental	dole	dolre	dole
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dole	dola, dole	dolu, dolo
Accusative	dole	dola, dole	dolu, dolo
Genitive	dolra	dolra	dolra
Dative	dolum	dolum	dolum
Instrumental	dolum	dolum	dolum

Declension of dol — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dola	dole	dole
Accusative	dolan	dolan	dole
Genitive	dolan	dolan	dolan
Dative	dolan	dolan	dolan
Instrumental	dolan	dolan	dolan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dolan	dolan	dolan
Accusative	dolan	dolan	dolan
Genitive	dolra, dolena	dolra, dolena	dolra, dolena
Dative	dolum	dolum	dolum
Instrumental	dolum	dolum	dolum

Old Javanese

Etymology

Akin to Malay jual.

Verb

dol

1. to sell

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Syllabification: dol

Noun

dol f

1. genitive plural of dola

   Synonym: dól

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dol.

Noun

dol n (plural doluri)

1. dolus

Declension

Declension of dol

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	dol	dolul		doluri	dolurile
genitive-dative	dol	dolului		doluri	dolurilor
vocative	dolule			dolurilor

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• dul (Ross-shire, Sutherland, East Inverness-shire, Deeside)

Etymology

From Old Irish dul (“going, to go”), verbal noun of téit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪̊ɔl̪ˠ/ [d̪̊ɔl̪̊ˠ]

Noun

dol m (genitive singular dol, no plural)

1. verbal noun of rach

Derived terms

• dol a-mach
• dol fodha na grèine
• sa chiad dol a-mach

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• dȏ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dôːl/

Noun

dȏl m (Cyrillic spelling до̑л)

1. (regional, Croatia) dale, small valley

Declension

Declension of dol

	singular	plural
nominative	dȏl	dòlovi/dȏli
genitive	dȍla	dolova/dola
dative	dolu	dolovima/dolima
accusative	dol	dolove/dole
vocative	dole	dolovi/doli
locative	dolu	dolovima/dolima
instrumental	dolom	dolovima/dolima

Derived terms

• dolìna

References

• “dol”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ̀ːl/

Adverb

dól

1. down, downwards

   Synonym: navzdol

   Antonym: gôr

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *dolъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dóːʋ/, /dɔ́ːʋ/

Noun

dọ̑ł or dȏł m inan

1. (archaic) valley, dale

   Synonym: dolína

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	dól
gen. sing.	dóla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	dól	dóla	dóli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	dóla	dólov	dólov
dative (dajȃlnik)	dólu	dóloma	dólom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	dól	dóla	dóle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	dólu	dólih	dólih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	dólom	dóloma	dóli

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	dôl
gen. sing.	dóla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	dôl	dóla	dóli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	dóla	dólov	dólov
dative (dajȃlnik)	dólu	dóloma	dólom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	dôl	dóla	dóle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	dólu	dólih	dólih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	dólom	dóloma	dóli

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “dol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “dol”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Turkish

Verb

dol

1. second-person singular imperative of dolmak

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَال (dāl).

Noun

dol (plural dollar)

1. the Arabic letter د

Declension

Declension of dol

	singular	plural
nominative	dol	dollar
genitive	dolning	dollarning
dative	dolga	dollarga
definite accusative	dolni	dollarni
locative	dolda	dollarda
ablative	doldan	dollardan
similative	doldek	dollardek

Possessive forms of dol

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	dolim	dollarim
genitive	dolimning	dollarimning
dative	dolimga	dollarimga
definite accusative	dolimni	dollarimni
locative	dolimda	dollarimda
ablative	dolimdan	dollarimdan
similative	dolimdek	dollarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	doling	dollaring
genitive	dolingning	dollaringning
dative	dolingga	dollaringga
definite accusative	dolingni	dollaringni
locative	dolingda	dollaringda
ablative	dolingdan	dollaringdan
similative	dolingdek	dollaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	doli	dollari
genitive	dolining	dollarining
dative	doliga	dollariga
definite accusative	dolini	dollarini
locative	dolida	dollarida
ablative	dolidan	dollaridan
similative	dolidek	dollaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	dolimiz	dollarimiz
genitive	dolimizning	dollarimizning
dative	dolimizga	dollarimizga
definite accusative	dolimizni	dollarimizni
locative	dolimizda	dollarimizda
ablative	dolimizdan	dollarimizdan
similative	dolimizdek	dollarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	dolingiz	dollaringiz
genitive	dolingizning	dollaringizning
dative	dolingizga	dollaringizga
definite accusative	dolingizni	dollaringizni
locative	dolingizda	dollaringizda
ablative	dolingizdan	dollaringizdan
similative	dolingizdek	dollaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	doli	dollari
genitive	dolining	dollarining
dative	doliga	dollariga
definite accusative	dolini	dollarini
locative	dolida	dollarida
ablative	dolidan	dollaridan
similative	dolidek	dollaridek

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English doll.

Alternative forms

• dòl

Noun

dol f (plural doliau or dols)

1. doll

   Synonym: doli

Derived terms

• babi-dol (“baby doll”)
• tŷ dol (“doll's house”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

dol f

1. feminine singular of dwl (“dull, stupid”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dol

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dol	ddol	nol	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Zazaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dolˈ]
• Hyphenation: dol

Noun

dol

1. alternative form of dole