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English
Etymology 1
Shortened from alcohol.
Suffix
-ol
- (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).
Suffix
-ol
- Indicating an oily substance
Derived terms
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Shortened from alcohol.
Suffix
-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)
- (chemistry) -ol
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin -olus.
Suffix
-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)
- forms diminutives
- puig (“hill”) + -ol → pujol (“hillock”)
- forms nouns indicating a type of something
Derived terms
Danish
Suffix
-ol
- (organic chemistry) -ol
Derived terms
Category Danish terms suffixed with -ol not found
See also
Dutch
Etymology
From alcohol.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ol
- (organic chemistry) -ol
Synonyms
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From alcool.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ol
- (chemistry) -ol
Derived terms
Hungarian
Etymology
From -o- (linking vowel) + -l.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ol
- (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
- olvas (“to read”) + -ol → olvasol (“you read, you are reading”)
- Mit olvasol? ― What are you reading?
- (verb-forming suffix) Forms a verb from a noun.
- titok (“secret”) + -ol → titkol (“to keep a secret”)
Usage notes
Present tense indefinite – personal suffixes
- (personal suffix) Variants:
- -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below
- vár (“to wait”) + -sz → vársz (“you wait, you are waiting”)
- -asz added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- hall (“to hear”) + -asz → hallasz (“you hear, you are hearing”)
- tanít (“to teach”) + -asz → tanítasz (“you teach, you are teaching”)
- -esz added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- dönt (“to decide”) + -esz → döntesz (“you decide, you are deciding”)
- segít (“to help”) + -esz → segítesz (“you help, you are helping”)
- -ol added to back-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- olvas (“to read”) + -ol → olvasol (“you read, you are reading”)
- -el added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- vesz (“to buy”) + -el → veszel (“you buy, you are buying”)
- -öl added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- főz (“to cook”) + -öl → főzöl (“you cook, you are cooking”)
- (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
- -l is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final long vowels may shorten, e.g. ű → ü.
- -ol is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -al is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -el is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öl is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -ál is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -zik/-ozik/-azik/-ezik/-özik.
Derived terms
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
Suffix
-ol m
- used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.
Derived terms
References
- “-ol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “-ol_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “-ol_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Suffix
-ol m
- used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.
Derived terms
References
- “-ol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-ulaz.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ol
- Used to form suffixes (usually from verbs) denoting inclination or tendency toward (compare English -ative)
- sprecol ― talkative
- nǣmel ― receptive
- hetol ― hostile
- apt to, able to
- meagol ― mighty, impressive; earnest; capable, possible
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɔl
- Syllabification: ol
Suffix
-ol m pers
- (organic chemistry) forms names of alcohols
- forms derogatory masculine nouns referring to people
- (regional) Alternative form of -al
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh -awl, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọl, from Proto-Celtic *-ālos, reinforced by Latin -ālis.
Suffix
-ol m (adjectival suffix, plural -olion)
- adjectival suffix
- arian (“money”) + -ol → ariannol (“financial”)
- proffesiwn (“profession”) + -ol → proffesiynol (“professional”)
- cychwyn (“to start”) + -ol → cychwynnol (“initial”)
- iachus (“healthy”) + -ol → iachusol (“heath-giving, heath-promoting”)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Shortened from alcohol.
Suffix
-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -olau)
- (organic chemistry) -ol (suffix denoting an alcohol or phenol)
Derived terms
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-ol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies