Dole

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dole"

English

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dole (countable and uncountable, plural Doles)

  1. A surname.
  2. (trademark) Dole Food Company, a U.S. agricultural multinational corporation.
  3. Dole Constituency, a parliamentary constituency in Zanzibar.
  4. A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

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German

Etymology

Late Middle High German dol (“mine”), from Old High German dola (“pipe”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dole f (genitive Dole, plural Dolen)

  1. covered ditch
  2. (Switzerland) gully; drain

Declension

Declension of Dole
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Dole die Dolen
genitive einer der Dole der Dolen
dative einer der Dole den Dolen
accusative eine die Dole die Dolen

Saterland Frisian

n Dole (1).
n Dole (2).

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Dohle (“jackdaw”), whence also Alpendohle (“alpine chough”).

Noun

Dole f (plural Dolen)

  1. alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)

Etymology 2

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Noun

Dole m or f (plural Dolen)

  1. bowler hat

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Dole”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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