olie

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See also: olië

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊə̯.li/
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Noun

olie (plural olies)

  1. oil

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish oliæ, borrowed via Middle Low German oli(e) from Latin oleum (olive oil). Compare Swedish olja, German Öl, Dutch olie. English oil has gone through French huile.

Pronunciation

Noun

olie c (singular definite olien, plural indefinite olier)

  1. oil (liquid fat from plants)
  2. oil (petroleum used as fuel or lubricant)

Declension

Declension of olie
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative olie olien olier olierne
genitive olies oliens oliers oliernes

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːli/
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  • Hyphenation: olie

Etymology 1

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

Noun

olie f (plural oliën or olies)

  1. any natural or industrial oil
  2. petroleum in particular
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: olie
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: oli
  • Jersey Dutch: ôlje
  • Negerhollands: oli, olie
  • Lokono: uli
  • Indonesian: oli
  • Sranan Tongo: oli
    • Aukan: oli
    • Saramaccan: óli

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

olie

  1. inflection of oliën:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch olig, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Noun

ōlie f or m

  1. oil

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

olie

  1. Alternative form of oyle

Old French

Noun

olie oblique singularf (oblique plural olies, nominative singular olie, nominative plural olies)

  1. Alternative form of oile