oli

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See also: olí, òli, olì, öli, Óli, õli, oli-, -oli, and 'oli

Bislama

Contraction

oli

  1. Contraction of ol + i

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin oleum (olive oil), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, olive). Compare Occitan òli.

Pronunciation

Noun

oli m (plural olis)

  1. oil

Derived terms

Further reading

Estonian

Verb

oli

  1. third-person singular past indicative of olema

Finnish

Verb

oli

  1. third-person singular past indicative of olla
    Se oli hauskaa.
    It was funny.

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Noun

oli

  1. A chant

Ido

Etymology

olu (it) +‎ -i (-s; plural)

Pronoun

oli pl

  1. they, them (neuter)

Related terms

  • li (they, them)
  • ili (they, them) (masculine)
  • eli (they, them) (feminine)

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch olie (oil), from Middle Dutch ōlie, from Old Dutch olig, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Pronunciation

Noun

oli (first-person possessive oliku, second-person possessive olimu, third-person possessive olinya)

  1. lubricant oil
    Synonyms: minyak, pelumas

Further reading

Ingrian

Pronunciation

Verb

oli

  1. third-person singular indicative imperfect of olla

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 122

Italian

Noun

oli m

  1. plural of olio

Verb

oli

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

Anagrams

Latvian

Noun

oli

  1. accusative/instrumental/vocative singular of olis

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin oleum (olive oil), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, olive).

Pronunciation

Noun

oli m (invariable)

  1. (cooking) oil
  2. lubricant

Middle English

Adjective

oli

  1. Alternative form of holy (sacred)

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Dutch olie (oil).

Pronunciation

Noun

oli

  1. oil
  2. petrol (UK), gas (US), or another fuel used for motorised vehicles

Tok Pisin

Contraction

oli

  1. Contraction of ol + i

Uzbek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai عالی, from Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Adjective

oli (comparative oliroq, superlative eng oli)

  1. supreme

Derived terms

Volapük

Pronoun

oli

  1. (accusative singular of ol) you (singular, objective)