vol

Translingual

Symbol

vol

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Volapük.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɑl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vɒl/

  • Audio (Southern England)

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒl

Etymology 1

From French vol (“flight; vol”).

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. (heraldry) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping.

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. (finance) Clipping of volatility.
   • 2020 October 6, Bérengère Sim, “JPMorgan says sell gold volatility on ‘non-conflicting’ Trump health reports”, in Financial News‎:

     Sell on both clarity on the president's health, and if "gold vols are still in the 19-20 range,” said the US bank’s analysts in the 5 October ‘Weekly Gold Monitor’ note. […] “The sustained elevated vols indicate that the market is still pricing a small possibility of any further unfavourable health reports, which would likely bring another spike in gold spot.”

Etymology 3

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. Abbreviation of volume; also vol.

See also

• vol-au-vent

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔl/

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

vol (attributive volle, comparative voller, superlative volste)

1. full
2. complete

Albanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

vol

1. a small walnut, sometimes used as a die

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian)
• Homophones: bol, volt

Etymology 1

Deverbal from volar (“to fly”).

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight (act of flying)

   Synonym: volada

2. (collective) flock (group of animals flying together)

   Synonym: ramada

3. (collective) shoal (group of animals swimming together)
4. peal (a set of bells ringing together)
5. (heraldry) vol

Etymology 2

see the verb voler.

Verb

vol

1. third-person singular present indicative of voler

Further reading

• “vol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

vol

1. second-person singular imperative of volit

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Adjective

vol (comparative voller, superlative volst)

1. full, replete

   De emmer is vol met water.

   The bucket is full of water.

   De supermarkt was afgeladen en de karretjes zaten vol met boodschappen.

   The supermarket was crowded, and the carts were full of groceries.

   Vanavond is het een volle maan en het is helder weer, dus het is prachtig om naar te kijken.

   Tonight is a full moon and the weather is clear, so it's beautiful to watch.

2. complete

   Hij gaf een volledige uitleg over het proces.

   He gave a complete explanation of the process.

Inflection

Antonyms

• leeg

Derived terms

Related terms

• volzet
• vullen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vol
• Berbice Creole Dutch: folo
• Jersey Dutch: vol
• Negerhollands: vol
• → Caribbean Javanese: fol
• → Indonesian: pol

Anagrams

• OLV, olv, vlo

French

Etymology

Deverbal from voler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight

   prendre son vol ― to take flight

2. stealing, theft, robbery

   Hypernym: délit

   Hyponyms: cambriolage, fauche, vol à l’arraché, vol à l’étalage, vol à la tire, vol à main armée

Derived terms

• (flight):
  • à vol d’oiseau
  • au vol
  • de haut vol
  • enregistreur de données de vol
  • plan de vol
  • volatil, volatile
  • vol à voile, vol plané
  • vol battu : flight by flapping of the wings
  • vol coqueluche
  • vol de réception : acceptance flight
  • vol tactique : terrain flight
• (theft):
  • vol à l’étalage
  • vol à main armée : armed robbery
  • vol à la tire : pickpocketing
  • vol à l’arraché

Related terms

• voler
• voleur

Further reading

• “vol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Icelandic

Etymology

From vola (“to blubber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

vol n (genitive singular vols, no plural)

1. whine, whining, blubbering

   Hættu þessu voli.

   Stop that whining.

Declension

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French vol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vol/

Noun

vol

1. theft; robbery.

Related terms

• voler

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Adjective

vol

1. full
2. whole, complete

Inflection

Alternative forms

• vul

Descendants

• Dutch: vol
• Limburgish: vól
• West Flemish: vul

Further reading

• “vol (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vol (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Norman

Etymology

From voler (“to steal”).

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. (Jersey) theft

Related terms

• voleux (“thief”)

Piedmontese

Noun

vol m (plural voj)

1. flight

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• vȏ (Bosnia, Serbia)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋôːl/

Noun

vȏl m (Cyrillic spelling во̑л)

1. (Croatia) ox

Declension

References

• “vol” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔ́ʋ/

Noun

vȍł m anim

1. ox

Inflection

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Further reading

• “vol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English world, with the 'w' and 'o' pronounced the German way, and the 'r' turned into 'l'.

Noun

vol (nominative plural vols)

1. world

Declension

Derived terms

• Volapük