vol

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

Contents

English

Etymology

French

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. (heraldry) A pair of conjoined wings.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vol

Pronunciation

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”).

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight (act of flying)

Etymology 2

see the verb voler.

Verb

vol

1. third-person singular present indicative form of voler

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Czech

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

• Rhymes: -ɔl
• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

• audio

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Adjective

vol (comparative voller, superlative volst)

1. full, replete

   volle maan — full moon

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 (“honourable; honourably”)
• succesvol (“successful”)
• volbrengen (“to accomplish”)
• volhouden (“to continue, persevere”)
• volledig (“complete; completely”)
• vollopen (“to fill up”)
• volstaan (“to suffice”)
• voltijds (“full-time”)
• volwassen (“adult, full-grown”)
• waardevol (“valuable”)

 

Related terms

• volzet
• vullen

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
2. stealing, theft, robbery

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• voler
• voleur

Further reading

• “vol” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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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-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
• “vol (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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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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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	vòlovi
genitive	vola	volova
dative	volu	volovima
accusative	vola	volove
vocative	vȍle	volovi
locative	volu	volovima
instrumental	volom	volovima

References

• “vol” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔ́w/
• Tonal orthography: vȍł

Noun

vòl m anim (genitive vôla, nominative plural vôli or volôvi)

1. ox

Declension

Declension of vòl (masculine anim., hard o-stem)

	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

Declension of vòl (masculine anim., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-)

	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.

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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 (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 some later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

• Volapük