ule

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English

Etymology

From Spanish hule, from Classical Nahuatl ōlli.

Pronunciation

Noun

ule

  1. A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilla elastica), related to the breadfruit tree, whose milky juice contains caoutchouc.

References

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ule.

Noun

ule

  1. (anatomy) penis

Mapudungun

Noun

ule (Raguileo spelling)

  1. tomorrow

Synonyms

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Mauritian Creole

Verb

ule

  1. Alternative spelling of oule

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ugla, influenced by ula. Compare Faroese úla.

Noun

ule f (definite singular ula, indefinite plural uler, definite plural ulene)

  1. Synonym of ugle (“owl”)

Etymology 2

Verb

ule (present tense ular or uler, past tense ula or ulte, past participle ula or ult, present participle ulande, imperative ul)

  1. e-infinitive form of ula

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ, originally a diminutive of *uwwô (“owl”) (Old High German hūwo, Old Saxon hūo), probably a word imitative of the animal's call, or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *up-.

See also Old English ūf or hūf, Swedish uv (“horned owl”), Babungo Auf; also Middle Low German ūle, Dutch uil, Old Norse ugla. A Germanic variant *uwwilǭ was the source of Old High German ūwila (German Eule).

Pronunciation

Noun

ūle f

  1. owl

Declension

Declension of ule (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ūle ūlan
accusative ūlan ūlan
genitive ūlan ūlena
dative ūlan ūlum

Descendants

  • Middle English: oule, oul, owle, ule, howle, owlle

Old Irish

Determiner

ule

  1. Alternative spelling of uile

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.lɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ulɛ
  • Syllabification: u‧le

Noun

ule m

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ul

Swahili

Adjective

ule

  1. Class III / M class inflected form of -le.
  2. U class inflected form of -le.

Verb

ule

  1. inflection of -la:
    1. subjunctive second-person singular
    2. m-mi class object inflected singular subjunctive
    3. u class object inflected subjunctive

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔule/,
  • Hyphenation: u‧le

Noun

ule (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒ)

  1. oilcloth

References

  • “ule”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognates include Itsekiri ulí, Olukumi ulé, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *u-lé, from Proto-Edekiri *u-lí, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lí

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ū.lé/

Noun

ulé

  1. (Ekiti, Ijebu, Ilajẹ, Ijesha, Idanre) home, house, household

Zou

Ule.

Pronunciation

Noun

ule

  1. crocodile

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
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