bolla

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See also: Bolla and bòlla

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin bulla. Doublet of butlla and bola.

Noun

bolla f (plural bolles)

  1. stamp, seal
Synonyms
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

bolla

  1. inflection of bollar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbolːɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -olːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): bol‧la
  • Hyphenation(key): bol‧la

Noun

bolla (slang)

  1. alternative form of polla (head)

Declension

Inflection of bolla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative bolla bollat
genitive bollan bollien
partitive bollaa bollia
illative bollaan bolliin
singular plural
nominative bolla bollat
accusative nom. bolla bollat
gen. bollan
genitive bollan bollien
bollain rare
partitive bollaa bollia
inessive bollassa bollissa
elative bollasta bollista
illative bollaan bolliin
adessive bollalla bollilla
ablative bollalta bollilta
allative bollalle bollille
essive bollana bollina
translative bollaksi bolliksi
abessive bollatta bollitta
instructive bollin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bolla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bollani bollani
accusative nom. bollani bollani
gen. bollani
genitive bollani bollieni
bollaini rare
partitive bollaani bolliani
inessive bollassani bollissani
elative bollastani bollistani
illative bollaani bolliini
adessive bollallani bollillani
ablative bollaltani bolliltani
allative bollalleni bollilleni
essive bollanani bollinani
translative bollakseni bollikseni
abessive bollattani bollittani
instructive
comitative bollineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bollasi bollasi
accusative nom. bollasi bollasi
gen. bollasi
genitive bollasi bolliesi
bollaisi rare
partitive bollaasi bolliasi
inessive bollassasi bollissasi
elative bollastasi bollistasi
illative bollaasi bolliisi
adessive bollallasi bollillasi
ablative bollaltasi bolliltasi
allative bollallesi bollillesi
essive bollanasi bollinasi
translative bollaksesi bolliksesi
abessive bollattasi bollittasi
instructive
comitative bollinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bollamme bollamme
accusative nom. bollamme bollamme
gen. bollamme
genitive bollamme bolliemme
bollaimme rare
partitive bollaamme bolliamme
inessive bollassamme bollissamme
elative bollastamme bollistamme
illative bollaamme bolliimme
adessive bollallamme bollillamme
ablative bollaltamme bolliltamme
allative bollallemme bollillemme
essive bollanamme bollinamme
translative bollaksemme bolliksemme
abessive bollattamme bollittamme
instructive
comitative bollinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bollanne bollanne
accusative nom. bollanne bollanne
gen. bollanne
genitive bollanne bollienne
bollainne rare
partitive bollaanne bollianne
inessive bollassanne bollissanne
elative bollastanne bollistanne
illative bollaanne bolliinne
adessive bollallanne bollillanne
ablative bollaltanne bolliltanne
allative bollallenne bollillenne
essive bollananne bollinanne
translative bollaksenne bolliksenne
abessive bollattanne bollittanne
instructive
comitative bollinenne

Icelandic

Bollur.
Bolla.

Etymology 1

From the same source as bolli (drinking cup, bowl), similar to Danish bolle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔlːa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlːa

Noun

bolla f (genitive singular bollu, nominative plural bollur)

  1. bun, roll (round bread)
  2. (specifically) a bun of the type eaten on bolludagur, with cream and jam in between halves, and sometimes with chocolate on top
  3. a ball made from minced meat, fish, etc.; meatball, fishball
  4. punch (a mix of alcohol, fruit, and fruit juice, served in a large bowl)
  5. (colloquial, derogatory) a fat person; fatso, tubby
Declension
Declension of bolla (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bolla bollan bollur bollurnar
accusative bollu bolluna bollur bollurnar
dative bollu bollunni bollum bollunum
genitive bollu bollunnar bolla bollanna

Interjection

bolla!

  1. an exclamation that children shout on bolludagur while spanking their parents to demand buns

Verb

bolla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bollaði, supine bollað)

  1. on bolludagur (Shrove Monday), to spank someone (shouting bolla! bolla! bolla! for every hit), to get a bun (bolla) for each hit (usually done by children to their parents, using specially made decorated paddles)
Conjugation
bolla – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur bolla
supine sagnbót bollað
present participle
bollandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég bolla bollaði bolli bollaði
þú bollar bollaðir bollir bollaðir
hann, hún, það bollar bollaði bolli bollaði
plural við bollum bolluðum bollum bolluðum
þið bollið bolluðuð bollið bolluðuð
þeir, þær, þau bolla bolluðu bolli bolluðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú bolla (þú), bollaðu
plural þið bollið (þið), bolliði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
bollast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur bollast
supine sagnbót bollast
present participle
bollandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég bollast bollaðist bollist bollaðist
þú bollast bollaðist bollist bollaðist
hann, hún, það bollast bollaðist bollist bollaðist
plural við bollumst bolluðumst bollumst bolluðumst
þið bollist bolluðust bollist bolluðust
þeir, þær, þau bollast bolluðust bollist bolluðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú bollast (þú), bollastu
plural þið bollist (þið), bollisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
bollaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
bollaður bolluð bollað bollaðir bollaðar bolluð
accusative
(þolfall)
bollaðan bollaða bollað bollaða bollaðar bolluð
dative
(þágufall)
bolluðum bollaðri bolluðu bolluðum bolluðum bolluðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
bollaðs bollaðrar bollaðs bollaðra bollaðra bollaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
bollaði bollaða bollaða bolluðu bolluðu bolluðu
accusative
(þolfall)
bollaða bolluðu bollaða bolluðu bolluðu bolluðu
dative
(þágufall)
bollaða bolluðu bollaða bolluðu bolluðu bolluðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
bollaða bolluðu bollaða bolluðu bolluðu bolluðu

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See bolli.

Pronunciation

Noun

bolla

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bolli
  2. indefinite dative singular of bolli
  3. indefinite genitive singular of bolli
  4. indefinite accusative plural of bolli
  5. indefinite genitive plural of bolli

Irish

Etymology

From English bowl.

Noun

bolla m (genitive singular bolla, nominative plural bollaí)

  1. (sports) bowl

Declension

Declension of bolla (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bolla bollaí
vocative a bholla a bhollaí
genitive bolla bollaí
dative bolla bollaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bolla na bollaí
genitive an bholla na mbollaí
dative leis an mbolla
don bholla
leis na bollaí

Derived terms

  • bollán m (large round stone, boulder)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bolla
radical lenition eclipsis
bolla bholla mbolla

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbol.la/
  • Rhymes: -olla
  • Hyphenation: ból‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin bulla.

Noun

bolla f (plural bolle)

  1. bubble
  2. blister
    Synonym: vescica
  3. papal bull; seal
  4. bill; note (paper money)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bolla

  1. inflection of bollare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Verb

bolla

  1. inflection of bollire:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bullô. Cognate with Middle Dutch bolle (Dutch bol), Old Norse bolli, Old High German bolla.

Pronunciation

Noun

bolla m (nominative plural bollan)

  1. bowl

Declension

Weak:

Descendants

  • Middle English: bolle

Swedish

Etymology

boll (ball) +‎ -a

Verb

bolla (present bollar, preterite bollade, supine bollat, imperative bolla)

  1. to play with a ball (for example by bouncing it)
  2. (figuratively) to pass something over or between
    bolla över frågan till någon
    turn the question over to someone
    bolla idéer
    bounce ideas
  3. (figuratively) to juggle (numbers or the like)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bolla (weak)
active passive
infinitive bolla bollas
supine bollat bollats
imperative bolla
imper. plural1 bollen
present past present past
indicative bollar bollade bollas bollades
ind. plural1 bolla bollade bollas bollades
subjunctive2 bolle bollade bolles bollades
present participle bollande
past participle bollad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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