joll

English

Noun

joll (plural jolls)

1. Alternative form of jol (“a party”)

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یول (yol).

Noun

joll m (plural jolle) (archaic, rare)

1. way, road

   Synonyms: udhë, rrugë

2. width

   Synonym: gjerësi

Related terms

• jolldash
• jollxhi

 

References

• Jungg, G. (1895) “joλ”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 50b
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “*joll”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 231

Swedish

Noun

joll n

1. (regional, Hälsingland region) (childish) silliness

   Har hon inte vågat åka ner för rutschkanan än? Vilket joll!

   Hasn't she dared go down the slide yet? What silliness!

   Ska de förbjuda det där nu också? Vilket joll!

   Are they going to make that illegal now too? How silly!

Usage notes

Often of people being (too) hesitant to do things, but also generally of things considered (childishly) ridiculous.

Declension

Declension of joll
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	joll	jollet	joll	jollen
Genitive	jolls	jollets	jolls	jollens

Related terms

• jolla
• jollig

References

• joll in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)