bol

English

Etymology

Clipping of bolognese

Noun

bol (uncountable)

1. (informal) bolognese

Derived terms

• spag bol

Anagrams

• LBO, LOB, lob

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bol, from Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“round object or vessel, ball, bowl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

Noun

bol (plural bolle, diminutive bolletjie)

1. A sphere; a ball.

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɫ/

• Audio (Baku)

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Adjective

bol (comparative daha bol, superlative ən bol)

1. abundant

   Antonym: qıt

Derived terms

• bolluq (“abundance”)

Bislama

Etymology 1

From English ball.

Noun

bol

1. ball
2. testicle

Etymology 2

From English bolt.

Noun

bol

1. bolt

Etymology 3

From English bowl.

Noun

bol

1. bowl

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French bol, from English bowl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Homophones: vol, volt

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

Further reading

• “bol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “bol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “bol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Noun

bol m inan

1. (literary) grief, emotional pain

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• bol in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• bol in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• bol in Internetová jazyková příručka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bol

1. second-person singular imperative of bolet

Anagrams

• lob

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“round object or vessel, ball, bowl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

• audio

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• Hyphenation: bol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

bol m (plural bollen, diminutive bolletje n or bolleke n)

1. A sphere; a ball, globe or bulb.
2. (figurative) A head; one's brains.
3. A scoop (of ice etc.).
4. (mainly the diminutive) A large, round spot, a dot.
5. (heraldry) A roundel.

   Synonym: koek

6. (especially in the diminutive) A bun, a roll, a round piece of bread or pastry.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bol
• → Aukan: bolu
• → Papiamentu: bòl
• → Sranan Tongo: bòl, boru
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bolu

See also

• bal
• cirkel

Further reading

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)

Adjective

bol (comparative boller, superlative bolst)

1. convex; bulging
2. chubby

Inflection

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: bòl

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

• audio

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Etymology 1

First attested in the 18th century. Borrowed from English bowl. For the semantic development of sense 2 compare pot (“jar; (colloquial) luck”). Possibly a doublet of boule.

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

   bol de porcelaine ― porcelain bowl

   bol de lait ― bowl of milk

3. (colloquial) luck

   Il a toujours du bol. ― He's always lucky.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Catalan: bol
• → Greek: μπολ (bol)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French bol, from Old French bol, borrowed from Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”).

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bolus

Further reading

• “bol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

• lob

Gallo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bol/

Noun

bol

1. tree

Derived terms

• bolbijak
• bolgrim
• boltong

References

• Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 137
• Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
• Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bul/

Noun

bol

1. ball

Icelandic

Noun

bol

1. indefinite accusative singular of bolur
2. indefinite dative singular of bolur

Kokborok

Etymology

Cognate with Garo bol (“tree, wood”).

Noun

bol

1. firewood

References

• Debbarma, Binoy (2001) “bol”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎, Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 25

Lolopo

Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *ʔ-pa² (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꀞ (bat), Burmese -ဖ (-hpa.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Suffix

bol

1. (Yao'an, of animals) male

See also

• por
• mo

Lower Sorbian

Verb

bol

1. Superseded spelling of ból.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːl/, (thick l) /buːɽ/
• (thick L) Homophone: bord

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bolr and bulr.

Noun

bol m (definite singular bolen, indefinite plural bolar, definite plural bolane)

1. a torso, trunk, a body without limbs
2. (rare or dated) a tree trunk

Derived terms

• bolung m

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ból.

Noun

bol n (definite singular bolet, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)

1. a hive

Derived terms

• kvefsebol

Etymology 3

Ellipsis and clipping of anabole steroidar.

Noun

bol n (definite singular bolet, uncountable)

1. (colloquial, slang) anabolic steroids

Etymology 4

From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Noun

bol n (definite singular bole, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of bord
   • 1711, “Æg vil tæ Giæstebu gange”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 83:

     Siaa Bole dæ laga taa Rætter

     See the table made with dishes

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bol

1. imperative of bola

References

• “bol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bol.

Noun

bol n (plural boluri)

1. bowl

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь. Cognate with Bulgarian бо́лка (bólka), Russian боль (bolʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːl/

Noun

bȏl f or m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑л)

1. pain, aching

   zadati bol ― to inflict pain

Declension

Derived terms

• bolan
• bolest
• bolestan
• bolnica
• bolničar
• bolničarka

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Participle

bol

1. masculine singular l-participle of byť

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bowl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbol/

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: bol

Noun

bol m (plural boles)

1. bowl

   Synonym: cuenco

Further reading

• “bol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English balls.

Noun

bol

1. ball
2. (anatomy) scrotum; testicle

Synonyms

• kiau

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بول (bol, “wide; too large, loose; abundant”), from Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”). First attested in 1312. Compare Kumyk мол (mol, “abundant, plentiful”), Kazakh мол (mol, “abundant, large”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

bol

1. loose
2. abundant

Antonyms

• kıt

Related terms

• bolca
• bol bol — (generously, enough to choke a horse (expr.) etc.)
• bolluk — (abundancy, plenitude)

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بول”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 407

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh boly, from Old Welsh bolg, from Proto-Brythonic *bolɣ, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos; cognate with Old Irish bolg, English belly. Doublet of ffôl (“foolish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

bol m (plural boliau)

1. (North Wales) tummy, stomach

   Synonym: bola

Derived terms

• llond bol

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies