holo

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See also: hölö, hólǫ́, and holo-

English

Noun

holo (plural holos)

  1. (science fiction) hologram

Adjective

holo (not comparable)

  1. (biochemistry, of a protein) Bound by ligands
    We compared the holo and apo forms of the protein.

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

From English polo.

Pronunciation

Noun

hōlṑ m (possessed form hōlòn)

  1. polo (game)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *solo.

Noun

holo

  1. a noose

Verb

holo

  1. (intransitive) to go, run, sail, ride, slide, progress
  2. (stative) decided, approved, agreed, enacted

Derived terms

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “holo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

holo

  1. Alternative form of holgh

Etymology 2

Adjective

holo

  1. Alternative form of holwe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hòlo f

  1. definite singular of hòlu

Slovak

Etymology

From holý +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Adverb

holo

  1. nakedly

Further reading

  • “holo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

holo

  1. big

Descendants

  • → Phuthi: -kgulu
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