vol

See also: vôl, vȯl, völ, vol., -vol, and vȯļ

Translingual

Symbol

vol

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Volapük.

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English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɑl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vɒl/

  • Audio (Southern England)

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒl

Etymology 1

The coat of arms of Thalamy, France

From French vol (“flight; vol”).

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. (heraldry) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.

Translations

heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings

• French: vol (fr) m

Etymology 2

Clipping.

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. (finance) Clipping of volatility.
   • 2020 October 6, Bérengère Sim, “JPMorgan says sell gold volatility on ‘non-conflicting’ Trump health reports”, in Financial News‎^[1]:

     Sell on both clarity on the president's health, and if "gold vols are still in the 19-20 range,” said the US bank’s analysts in the 5 October ‘Weekly Gold Monitor’ note. […] “The sustained elevated vols indicate that the market is still pricing a small possibility of any further unfavourable health reports, which would likely bring another spike in gold spot.”

Etymology 3

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. Abbreviation of volume; also vol.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vol.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /fɔl/

Adjective

vol (attributive volle, comparative voller, superlative volste)

1. full
2. complete

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Albanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

vol ?

1. a small walnut, sometimes used as a die

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl/

Etymology 1

Back-formation from volar (“to fly”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl/
• Homophones: bol, volt

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight (act of flying)

   Synonym: volada

2. (collective) flock (group of animals flying together)

   Synonym: ramada

3. (collective) shoal (group of animals swimming together)
4. peal (a set of bells ringing together)
5. (heraldry) vol

Etymology 2

see the verb voler.

Verb

vol

1. third-person singular present indicative form of voler

Further reading

• “vol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvol]

Verb

vol

1. second-person singular imperative of volit

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Adjective

vol (comparative voller, superlative volst)

1. full, replete

   volle maan — full moon

2. complete

Inflection

Inflection of vol
uninflected	vol
inflected	volle
comparative	voller
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		vol	voller	het volst het volste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	volle	vollere	volste
	n. sing.	vol	voller	volste
	plural	volle	vollere	volste
definite		volle	vollere	volste
partitive		vols	vollers	—

Antonyms

• leeg

Derived terms

• eervol
• handvol
• succesvol
• volbrengen
• volheid
• volhouden
• volledig
• vollopen
• volmaken
• volstaan
• voltijds
• volwassen
• waardevol

 

Related terms

• volzet
• vullen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vol
• Berbice Creole Dutch: folo
• Jersey Dutch: vol
• Negerhollands: vol
• → Caribbean Javanese: fol
• → Indonesian: pol

Anagrams

• OLV, olv, vlo

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French

Etymology

From voler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight

   prendre son vol ― to take flight

2. stealing, theft, robbery

   Hypernym: délit

   Hyponyms: cambriolage, fauche, vol à l'arraché, vol à l'étalage, vol à la tire, vol à main armée

Derived terms

• (flight):
  • à vol d'oiseau
  • au vol
  • de haut vol
  • enregistreur de données de vol
  • plan de vol
  • volatil, volatile
  • vol à voile, vol plané
  • vol battu : flight by flapping of the wings
  • vol coqueluche
  • vol de réception : acceptance flight
  • vol tactique : terrain flight
• (theft):
  • vol à l'étalage
  • vol à main armée : armed robbery
  • vol à la tire : pickpocketing
  • vol à l'arraché

Related terms

• voler
• voleur

Further reading

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

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Icelandic

Etymology

From vola (“to blubber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

vol n (genitive singular vols, no plural)

1. whine, whining, blubbering

   Hættu þessu voli.

   Stop that whining.

Declension

declension of vol

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vol	volið
accusative	vol	volið
dative	voli	volinu
genitive	vols	volsins

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French vol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vol/

Noun

vol

1. theft; robbery.

Related terms

• voler

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Adjective

vol

1. full
2. whole, complete

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• vul

Descendants

• Dutch: vol
• Limburgish: vól
• West Flemish: vul

Further reading

• “vol (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vol (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Norman

Etymology

From voler (“to steal”).

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. (Jersey) theft

Related terms

• voleux (“thief”)

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Piedmontese

Noun

vol m (plural voj)

1. flight

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Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bōl-.

Verb

vol

1. to become

   Aqıl volğan aqılnı yeyer，Aqıl yoqqan halnı yeyer ― Those who are wise eat wisely, those who are not wise eat their strength

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnia, Serbia): vȏ

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋôːl/

Noun

vȏl m (Cyrillic spelling во̑л)

1. (Croatia) ox

Declension

Declension of vol

	singular	plural
nominative	vȏl / vȏ	vòlovi
genitive	vòla	vȍlōvā / vòlōvā
dative	vòlu	vòlovima
accusative	vòla	vòlove
vocative	vȍle	vòlovi
locative	vòlu	vòlovima
instrumental	vòlom	vòlovima

References

• “vol” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔ́ʋ/

Noun

vȍł m anim

1. ox

Inflection

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	vòl
gen. sing.	vôla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	vòl	vôla	vôli
accusative	vôla	vôla	vôle
genitive	vôla	vôlov	vôlov
dative	vôlu	vôloma	vôlom
locative	vôlu	vôlih	vôlih
instrumental	vôlom	vôloma	vôli

Masculine anim., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing.	vòl
gen. sing.	vôla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	vòl	volôva	volôvi
accusative	vôla	volôva	volôve
genitive	vôla	volôv	volôv
dative	vôlu	volôvoma	volôvom
locative	vôlu	volôvih	volôvih
instrumental	vôlom	volôvoma	volôvi

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “vol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English world, with the 'w' and 'o' pronounced the German way, and the 'r' turned into 'l'.

Noun

vol (nominative plural vols)

1. world

Declension

declension of vol

	singular	plural
nominative	vol	vols
genitive	vola	volas
dative	vole	voles
accusative	voli	volis
vocative 1	o vol!	o vols!
predicative 2	volu	volus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

• Volapük