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Afrikaans
Noun
holle
- plural of hol
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
holle
- inflection of hol:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Verb
holle
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of hollen
Middle English
Etymology 1
Adjective
holle
- Alternative form of hol (“hollow”)
Etymology 2
Noun
holle (plural holles)
- Alternative form of hole (“hole”)
Etymology 3
Noun
holle (plural holles)
- Alternative form of hole (“hull”)
Etymology 4
Adjective
holle
- Alternative form of hole (“healthy, whole”)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhoːlle/
Verb
hōlle
- inflection of hoallat:
- first-person dual present indicative
- third-person plural past indicative
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian holla (“head”), of uncertain origin. Compare Old Frisian heila (“head”).
Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *habulō (“head”), or alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill, top, summit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
holle c (plural hollen, diminutive holtsje or holke)
- head
- Synonym: kop
Derived terms
Further reading
- “holle (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011