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fol

See also: FOL, fól, fòl, föl, fɔl, føl, fol., and föl-

Albanian

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Etymology

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Imperative present form (2nd pers. singular) of flas (“to speak”). See flas for etymology.

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Verb

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fol (aorist fola, participle folur)

  1. Speak!

Conjugation

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Standard Albanian conjugation of fol (active voice)

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participle folur
gerund duke folur
infinitive për të folur
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present flas flet flet flasim flisni flasin
imperfect flisja flisje fliste flisnim flisnit flisnin
aorist fola fole foli folëm folët folën
perfect kam folur ke folur ka folur kemi folur keni folur kanë folur
past perfect kisha folur kishe folur kishte folur kishim folur kishit folur kishin folur
aorist II pata folur pate folur pati folur patëm folur patët folur patën folur
future1 do të flas do të flasësh do të flasë do të flasim do të flisni do të flasin
future perfect2 do të kem folur do të kesh folur do të ketë folur do të kemi folur do të keni folur do të kenë folur
subjunctive present të flas të flasësh të flasë të flasim të flisni të flasin
imperfect të flisja të flisje të fliste të flisnim të flisnit të flisnin
perfect të kem folur të kesh folur të ketë folur të kemi folur të keni folur të kenë folur
past perfect të kisha folur të kishe folur të kishte folur të kishim folur të kishit folur të kishin folur
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të flisja do të flisje do të fliste do të flisnim do të flisnit do të flisnin
past perfect do të kisha folur do të kishe folur do të kishte folur do të kishim folur do të kishit folur do të kishin folur
optative present folsha folsh foltë folshim folshit folshin
perfect paça folur paç folur pastë folur paçim folur paçit folur paçin folur
admirative present folkam folke folka folkemi folkeni folkan
imperfect folkësha folkëshe folkësh folkëshim folkëshit folkëshin
perfect paskam folur paske folur paska folur paskemi folur paskeni folur paskan folur
past perfect paskësha folur paskëshe folur paskësh folur paskëshim folur paskëshit folur paskëshin folur
imperative present — fol — — flisni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect
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Chinese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Clipping of English follow.

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Noun

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fol

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, social media) follower count

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Verb

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fol

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, social media) to follow

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French

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Adjective

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fol

  1. Alternative form of fou (used only when the following noun starts with a vowel or mute h)

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Galician

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A Galician gaita

Etymology

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From Latin follis (“bellows, purse”), cognate with Portuguese fole and Spanish fuelle. With the meaning of "madman", from Old Occitan fol or Old French fol.

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Noun

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fol m (plural foles)

  1. bag (of bagpipes)
  2. bellows
  3. bag, sack, goatskin
    home pequeno, fol de veleno
    a little man, a bag of poison
    (proverb)
  4. (archaic) a madman

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fol”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “fol” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “fol” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “fol” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French folle.

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Noun

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fol (masculine fou)

  1. (feminine) mad, crazy person

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fol (masculine fou)

  1. (feminine) mad, crazy, insane
    Synonym: pagli

Middle English

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Noun

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fol

  1. Alternative form of fole (“fool”)

Adjective

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fol

  1. Alternative form of fole (“foolish”)

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French fol.

Adjective

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fol m (feminine singular folle, masculine plural folz, feminine plural folles)

  1. mad; insane
  2. foolish; silly

Noun

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fol m (plural fols, feminine singular folle, feminine plural folles)

  1. madman (person who is insane)

Descendants

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  • French: fol, fou
    • Louisiana Creole: fou

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin follis, follem.

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fol m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fole or folle)

  1. mad; insane
  2. foolish; silly
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Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin follis. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French fol.

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fol

  1. mad; insane; crazy
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Polabian

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    Middle High German vol


    German voll

    bor.

    Polabian fol

    Borrowed from German voll. Compare Low German vull, Dutch vol, English full, Danish fuld, Swedish full.

    Adverb

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    fol

    1. full
      Mon jă fol
      The moon is full

    References

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    Polański, Kazimierz (1994) “fol”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 6 (un – źornü), Warszawa: Energeia, →ISBN, page 1095

    • Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “fol”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 61
    • Olesch, Reinhold (1973) “vol”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 3: T – Z, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 1295

    Russenorsk

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk full, either through its northern dialectal form (see foill), either through Russian accent (in both cases the vowel changes into [u]-sound with different length).

    Pronunciation

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    Possible examples:

    • IPA(key): /fuʎ/ (Northern Norwegian accent)
    • IPA(key): /fulʲ/ (Russian accent)

    Adjective

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    fol

    1. full
      Moja fol Maga
      My stomach is full

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    • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag

    Spanish

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    Noun

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    fol

    1. Abbreviation of folio.

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فول (fol, “a nest-egg”),[1] from Greek φώλι (fóli, “the act or place of incubation, nest”), from Ancient Greek φωλεός (phōleós, “den, animal burrow”).[2]

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    • IPA(key): /ˈfoɫ/
    • Hyphenation: fol

    Noun

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    fol (definite accusative folu, plural follar)

    1. (colloquial) An egg or egg-shaped object placed at a spot for a hen to lay her eggs there; a nest egg.

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    Inflection
    Nominative fol
    Definite accusative folu
    Singular Plural
    Nominative fol follar
    Definite accusative folu folları
    Dative fola follara
    Locative folda follarda
    Ablative foldan follardan
    Genitive folun folların
    Possessive forms
    Nominative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular folum follarım
    2nd singular folun folların
    3rd singular folu folları
    1st plural folumuz follarımız
    2nd plural folunuz follarınız
    3rd plural folları folları
    Definite accusative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular folumu follarımı
    2nd singular folunu follarını
    3rd singular folunu follarını
    1st plural folumuzu follarımızı
    2nd plural folunuzu follarınızı
    3rd plural follarını follarını
    Dative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular foluma follarıma
    2nd singular foluna follarına
    3rd singular foluna follarına
    1st plural folumuza follarımıza
    2nd plural folunuza follarınıza
    3rd plural follarına follarına
    Locative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular folumda follarımda
    2nd singular folunda follarında
    3rd singular folunda follarında
    1st plural folumuzda follarımızda
    2nd plural folunuzda follarınızda
    3rd plural follarında follarında
    Ablative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular folumdan follarımdan
    2nd singular folundan follarından
    3rd singular folundan follarından
    1st plural folumuzdan follarımızdan
    2nd plural folunuzdan follarınızdan
    3rd plural follarından follarından
    Genitive
    Singular Plural
    1st singular folumun follarımın
    2nd singular folunun follarının
    3rd singular folunun follarının
    1st plural folumuzun follarımızın
    2nd plural folunuzun follarınızın
    3rd plural follarının follarının

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    References

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    1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فول”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1401
    2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fol”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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    Volapük

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    Volapük cardinal numbers
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        Cardinal : fol
        Ordinal : folid

    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English four.

    Numeral

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    fol

    1. four
      • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 23:
        Folna fol binos degmäl.
        Four times four is sixteen.

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    Welsh

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    fol

    1. soft mutation of of bol

    West Frisian

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    Etymology

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

    Adjective

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    fol

    1. full (not empty)
    2. full of
    3. whole, full, complete

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    Further reading

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    • “fol”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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