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See also: Hol, HoL, hòl, hól, høl, hôľ, höl, hỏl, hol-, hol., and hol'

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hol, from Middle Dutch hol, from Old Dutch *hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą.

Pronunciation

Noun

hol (plural holle, diminutive holletjie)

  1. A hole, a hollow, a cavity.

Adjective

hol (attributive hol, comparative holler, superlative holste)

  1. hollow

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz. Cognate with German hohl, Dutch hol, Saterland Frisian hol, English hollow, Icelandic holur.

Adjective

hol

  1. (Uri) hollow

References

Bouyei

Pronunciation

Noun

hol

  1. garlic

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

hol

  1. second-person singular imperative of holit

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɔl/
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  • Hyphenation: hol
  • Rhymes: -ɔl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hol, from Old Dutch *hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą.

Noun

hol n (plural holen, diminutive holletje n)

  1. A hole, hollow, cavity
  2. (nautical) A cargo hold
  3. (vulgar) An anus, arsehole; both anatomical senses of butt
    Je hol zul je zelf moeten schoonmaken.
    You'll have to clean up your arse yourself.
  4. (by extension) Any other bodily cavity that resembles a hole
  5. An artificial opening such as a slit
  6. burrow (a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, like a rabbit, used as a dwelling)
  7. (figuratively) An unsanitary and/or unpleasant place; shithole
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: hol
  • Negerhollands: hol
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: hol
  • → Lokono: hôle
  • → Papiamentu: hòl

Adjective

hol (comparative holler, superlative holst)

  1. hollow, having an empty space inside
Inflection
Inflection of hol
uninflected hol
inflected holle
comparative holler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial hol holler het holst
het holste
indefinite m./f. sing. holle hollere holste
n. sing. hol holler holste
plural holle hollere holste
definite holle hollere holste
partitive hols hollers —
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Deverbal from hollen.

Noun

hol m (plural hollen, diminutive holletje n)

  1. A run, the action running
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Unknown, perhaps cognate with English hill. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

hol f (plural hollen, diminutive holletje n)

  1. A small height in the landscape, such as
    1. a hill (like the Utrecht city wall ruins)
    2. a sloping road (as in Rotterdam)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hol

  1. inflection of hollen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą, noun-derivation from *hulaz (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-, *kewH- (“hollow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hol n (genitive singular hols, plural hol)

  1. hole
  2. cave
  3. (dentistry) cavity

Declension

Declension of hol
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hol holið hol holini
accusative hol holið hol holini
dative holi holinum holum holunum
genitive hols holsins hola holanna

German

Verb

hol

  1. singular imperative of holen

Hungarian

ed  Table of Correlatives (cf. H. demonstrative adverbs)
question this that same every-/all no- relative some any else
e/i- a/o- ugyan mind(en)- se(m/n)- a- + qu. vala  akár
bár		 más
who ki ő u mindenki senki aki v a b m
what mi ez az u u minden semmi ami /
amely		 v a b m
which melyik mindegyik
mind		 semelyik
egyik sem		 amelyik v a b m
how hogy(an)
miként		 így úgy u u mindenhogy
mindenhogyan		 sehogy(an)
semmiképpen		 (a)mint
ahogy(an)		 v
v		 a b
a b		 m/m
m/m
what…like
what kind		 milyen
miféle		 ilyen
efféle		 olyan
afféle		 u u mindenféle semmilyen
semmiféle		 amilyen v
v		 a b
a b		 m
m/m
where hol itt ott u u mindenhol
mindenütt		 sehol ahol v a b m
m
from wh. honnan innen onnan u u mindenhonnan sehonnan ahonnan v a b m
to where hova
hová		 ide oda u u mindenhova
mindenhová		 sehova
sehová		 ahova
ahová		 v
v		 a b
a b		 m
m
from
which way		 merről erről arról u u mindenfelől semerről amerről v a b m
which way merre
merrefelé		 erre
errefelé		 arra
arrafelé		 u u mindenfelé semerre amerre v a b m
why miért ezért azért u u mindenért semmiért amiért v a b m
how many hány ennyi annyi u u mind
az összes		 sehány ahány v a b –
how much mennyi semennyi amennyi v a b
wh. extent mennyire ennyire annyira u u (teljesen) semennyire amennyire v a b –
what size mekkora ekkora akkora u u (az egész) semekkora amekkora v a b –
what time mikor ekkor akkor u u mindig soha/sose(m)
sohase(m)		 amikor v a b m
how long
how far		 meddig eddig addig u u (végig)* semeddig ameddig v a b –
*: Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig).
Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (“whoever”);
is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (“no matter what”).
né- (“some”) forms compounds with few words.

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ku.

Pronunciation

Adverb

hol

  1. (interrogative) where?
    Synonym: merre? (see also its Usage notes)
    • 1825, Mihály Vörösmarty, Zalán futása, canto 1, lines 5–6, translation by Watson Kirkconnell and Adam Makkai:
      Hol vagyon, aki merész ajakát hadi dalnak eresztvén, / A riadó vak mélységet fölverje szavával, […]
      Where is the one who, with lips all bold, could thunder a war-song / rousing the gloom of the deep and unsighty abysses,

Derived terms

Compound words

Conjunction

hol

  1. now… now, sometimes… sometimes, either… or
    Hol itt, hol ott bukkant ki egy delfin a vízből. ― Sometimes here, sometimes there, a dolphin would pop out of the water.
    Mindig van valami: hol áramszünet, hol csőtörés. ― There’s always something: either it’s a blackout or a burst pipe.
    Hol volt, hol nem volt, volt egyszer egy király. ― Once upon a time there was a king. (literally, “now there was, now there wasn’t…”)

Further reading

  • hol in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz (“hollow”).

Adjective

hol

  1. hollow, empty
  2. concave, sunken
  3. holey (full of holes)
Alternative forms
Descendants

References

Etymology 2

Adjective

hol

  1. Alternative form of hole (“whole”)

Noun

hol

  1. Alternative form of hole (“whole”)

Adverb

hol

  1. Alternative form of hole (“wholly”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hol (plural hols)

  1. Alternative form of hole (“hole”)

Etymology 4

Noun

hol (plural hols)

  1. Alternative form of hole (“hull”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hóll.

Pronunciation

Noun

hol m (definite singular holen, indefinite plural holer, definite plural holene)

  1. a low hillock, a mound in a bog or on a flat

Etymology 2

From Old Norse holr.

Adjective

hol (masculine and feminine hol, neuter holt, definite singular and plural hole, comparative holere, indefinite superlative holest, definite superlative holeste)

  1. alternative form of hul

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hol.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

hol n (definite singular holet, indefinite plural hol, definite plural hola or holene)

  1. form removed by a 2021 spelling decision; superseded by høl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse holr, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hol (neuter holt, definite singular and plural hole, comparative holare, indefinite superlative holast, definite superlative holaste)

  1. hollow

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hol. Akin to English hole and German Höhle.

Pronunciation

  • (Widespread forms) IPA(key): , , , , , , , , The latter ones often spelled as høl in dialectal or humorous settings.

Noun

hol n (definite singular holet, indefinite plural hol, definite plural hola)

  1. alternative spelling of hòl

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hóll.

Pronunciation

Noun

hol m (definite singular holen, indefinite plural holar, definite plural holane)

  1. alternative spelling of hól

References

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hol (“hollow space, cavity”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

hol n

  1. hole
Usage notes

Hol refers only to a hole in the ground. For any other kind of hole, þȳrel is used.

Declension
Declension of hol (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hol holu
accusative hol holu
genitive holes hola
dative hole holum
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hōlą (“vain speech, slander, calumny”), from Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hōl n

  1. calumny; slander
Declension
Declension of hol (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hōl hōl
accusative hōl hōl
genitive hōles hōla
dative hōle hōlum
Related terms

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hol, whence also Old English hol, Old Norse holr.

Adjective

hol

  1. hollow

Noun

hol n

  1. hollow

Descendants

  • Middle High German: hol

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hulą.

Noun

hol n

  1. a hole
Declension
  Declension of hol (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hol holit hol holin
accusative hol holit hol holin
dative holi holinu holum holunum
genitive hols holsins hola holanna
Related terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Adjective

hol

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of holr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of holr

References

  • “hol”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English hall, from Proto-Germanic *hallō. Doublet of hala (“concourse, hall”).

Noun

hol m inan (diminutive holik)

  1. hall, hallway
  2. lobby
    Synonyms: kuluar, lobby
  3. vestibule, anteroom
    Synonyms: przedsionek, przysienie, sień
Declension
Declension of hol
singular plural
nominative hol hole
genitive holu holi/holów
dative holowi holom
accusative hol hole
instrumental holem holami
locative holu holach
vocative holu hole
Related terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from holować, from German holen.

Noun

hol m inan

  1. haul, tow
Declension
Declension of hol
singular plural
nominative hol hole
genitive holu holi
dative holowi holom
accusative hol hole
instrumental holem holami
locative holu holach
vocative holu hole
Related terms

References

  1. ^ https://sjp.pwn.pl/doroszewski/hol-I;5433490.html
  2. ^ https://sjp.pwn.pl/doroszewski/holowac;5433516.html

Further reading

  • hol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French hall.

Noun

hol n (plural holuri)

  1. hall
  2. lobby

Declension

Declension of hol
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) hol holul (niște) holuri holurile
genitive/dative (unui) hol holului (unor) holuri holurilor
vocative holule holurilor

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol. Cognates include German hohl and West Frisian hol.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hol (masculine hollen, feminine, plural or definite holle, comparative holler, superlative holst)

  1. hollow

Derived terms

References

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

Turkish

Etymology

From English hall.

Pronunciation

Noun

hol (definite accusative holü, plural holler)

  1. hall

Synonyms

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic ҳол (hol)‍
Latin hol‍
Perso-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

Noun

hol (plural hollar)

  1. (grammar) adverb

Yola

Etymology

A metathesis from Middle English *hlowen, from Old English hlōwan. Compare also galshied (“glance”).

Pronunciation

Verb

hol

  1. to bawl

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 46
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