fole
English
editNoun
editfole (plural foles)
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *spālai, from Proto-Indo-European *spel (“to cleave, break”). Related to fyell and fell. Compare Greek φωλιά (foliá, “nest”), from Ancient Greek φωλεά (phōleá).
Noun
editfole f (plural fole, definite foleja, definite plural foletë)
- nest (mainly of birds)
Related terms
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French fol, from Latin follis.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfole (plural foles)
- A fool, idiot, or moron; somebody who is stupid or unthinking.
- An entertainer or joker; somebody who is employed to provide amusement.
- (rare) Someone who is incapacitated or shocked; someone whose idiocy is temporary.
- (rare) A victim of a scam or trick; someone who is fooled.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editAdjective
editfole
- Foolish, moronic, idiotic, ridiculous.
- Evil, iniquitous, malign, devilish.
- Sexually deviant, immoral or sinful.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “fọ̄l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
- “fọ̄l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English fola, from Proto-West Germanic *folō, from Proto-Germanic *fulô.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfole (plural foles)
- A foal (a young horse).
- A horse regardless of its age.
- The young of any other mammal, including the human being.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “fōle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Etymology 3
editVerb
editfole
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editfole m (definite singular folen, indefinite plural foler, definite plural folene)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editfole
- to foal (give birth to a foal)
References
edit- “fole” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editfole m (definite singular folen, indefinite plural folar, definite plural folane)
Etymology 2
editAlternative forms
editVerb
editfole
- to foal (give birth to a foal)
References
edit- “fole” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: fo‧le
Etymology 1
editFrom Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolǵʰnis, derivative of *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).
Noun
editfole m (plural foles)
- bellows (flexible container used to blow air)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Guinea-Bissau Creole foli, from Mandinka.
Noun
editfole m (plural foles)
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Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editfole m (plural foles)
Further reading
edit- “fole”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “fole” in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “fole” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “fole”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “fole”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “fole”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- English lemmas
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- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Albanian nouns
- Albanian feminine nouns
- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Latin
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- Middle English adjectives
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- Middle English verbs
- Middle English first-person singular forms
- Middle English singular subjunctive forms
- enm:Baby animals
- enm:Entertainment
- enm:Horses
- enm:Occupations
- enm:People
- enm:Sex
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål verbs
- nb:Baby animals
- nb:Horses
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- nn:Baby animals
- nn:Horses
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Guinea-Bissau Creole
- Portuguese terms derived from Guinea-Bissau Creole
- Portuguese terms derived from Mandinka
- Portuguese dialectal terms
- Guinea-Bissau Portuguese
- Mozambican Portuguese