ule

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ule"

English

Etymology

From Spanish hule, from Classical Nahuatl ōlli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuleɪ/, /ˈuli/

Noun

ule

1. A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilla elastica), related to the breadfruit tree, whose milky juice contains caoutchouc.

References

• “ule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Elu, LEU, Lue, leu, lue

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ule.

Noun

ule

1. (anatomy) penis

Mapudungun

Noun

ule (Raguileo spelling)

1. tomorrow

Synonyms

• wvle
• wile

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Mauritian Creole

Verb

ule

1. Alternative spelling of oule

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ugla, influenced by ula. Compare Faroese úla.

Noun

ule f (definite singular ula, indefinite plural uler, definite plural ulene)

1. Synonym of ugle (“owl”)

Etymology 2

Verb

ule (present tense ular or uler, past tense ula or ulte, past participle ula or ult, present participle ulande, imperative ul)

1. e-infinitive form of ula

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ, originally a diminutive of *uwwô (“owl”) (Old High German hūwo, Old Saxon hūo), probably a word imitative of the animal's call, or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *up-.

See also Old English ūf or hūf, Swedish uv (“horned owl”), Babungo Auf; also Middle Low German ūle, Dutch uil, Old Norse ugla. A Germanic variant *uwwilǭ was the source of Old High German ūwila (German Eule).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuː.le/

Noun

ūle f

1. owl

Declension

Declension of ule (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ūle	ūlan
accusative	ūlan	ūlan
genitive	ūlan	ūlena
dative	ūlan	ūlum

Descendants

• Middle English: oule, oul, owle, ule, howle, owlle
  • English: owl
  • Scots: oul, ool

Old Irish

Determiner

ule

1. Alternative spelling of uile

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ulɛ
• Syllabification: u‧le

Noun

ule m

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ul

Swahili

Adjective

ule

1. Class III / M class inflected form of -le.
2. U class inflected form of -le.

Verb

ule

1. inflection of -la:
   1. subjunctive second-person singular
   2. m-mi class object inflected singular subjunctive
   3. u class object inflected subjunctive

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• uli

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔule/, [ˈʔu.lɛ]
• Hyphenation: u‧le

Noun

ule (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒ)

1. oilcloth

References

• “ule”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ilé
• ulí

Etymology

Cognates include Itsekiri ulí, Olukumi ulé, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *u-lé, from Proto-Edekiri *u-lí, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lí

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ū.lé/

Noun

ulé

1. (Ekiti, Ijebu, Ilajẹ, Ijesha, Idanre) home, house, household

Zou

Ule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u˧.le˧/

Noun

ule

1. crocodile

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41