bol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bol"

English

Etymology

Clipping of bolognese

Noun

bol (uncountable)

1. (informal) bolognese

Derived terms

• spag bol

Anagrams

• LBO, LOB, lob

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bol, from Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“round object or vessel, ball, bowl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

Noun

bol (plural bolle, diminutive bolletjie)

1. A sphere; a ball.

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		بوُل
Abjad		бол

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɫ/

• Audio (Baku):

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Adjective

bol (comparative daha bol, superlative ən bol)

1. abundant

   Antonym: qıt

Derived terms

• bolluq (“abundance”)

Bislama

Etymology 1

From English ball.

Noun

bol

1. ball
2. testicle

Etymology 2

From English bolt.

Noun

bol

1. bolt

Etymology 3

From English bowl.

Noun

bol

1. bowl

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French bol, from English bowl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɔl]
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Homophones: vol, volt

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

Further reading

• “bol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “bol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “bol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbol]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Noun

bol m inan

1. (literary) grief, emotional pain

Declension

Declension of bol (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	bol	boly
genitive	bolu	bolů
dative	bolu	bolům
accusative	bol	boly
vocative	bole	boly
locative	bolu	bolech
instrumental	bolem	boly

Related terms

• bolest
• bolet

 

Further reading

• bol in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• bol in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• bol in Internetová jazyková příručka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bol

1. second-person singular imperative of bolet

Anagrams

• lob

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“round object or vessel, ball, bowl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

bol m (plural bollen, diminutive bolletje n or bolleke n)

1. A sphere; a ball, globe or bulb.
2. (figurative) A head; one's brains.
3. A scoop (of ice etc.).
4. (mainly the diminutive) A large, round spot, a dot.
5. (heraldry) A roundel.

   Synonym: koek

6. (especially in the diminutive) A bun, a roll, a round piece of bread or pastry.

Derived terms

• appelbol
• beschuitbol
• bloembol
• boldriehoek
• bolgewas
• bolhoed
• bolkaf
• bolleboos
• bollebuis
• bolleke
• bollenbaas
• bollendag
• bollenhuis
• bollenkweker
• bollenland
• bollenschuur
• bollenstreek
• bollenveld
• bollenzondag
• bolletjesslikker
• bolrond
• bolsector
• bolvlak
• bolvorm
• bolwassing
• bolwerk
• bolworm
• Bossche bol
• Italiaanse bol
• kaardenbol
• krentenbol
• krullebol
• mueslibol
• oliebol
• tulpenbol
• vetbol
• vuurbol
• wereldbol
• witbol

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bol
• → Aukan: bolu
• → Papiamentu: bòl
• → Sranan Tongo: bòl, boru
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bolu

See also

• bal
• cirkel

Further reading

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Adjective

bol (comparative boller, superlative bolst)

1. convex; bulging
2. chubby

Inflection

Declension of bol
uninflected	bol
inflected	bolle
comparative	boller
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bol	boller	het bolst het bolste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	bolle	bollere	bolste
	n. sing.	bol	boller	bolste
	plural	bolle	bollere	bolste
definite		bolle	bollere	bolste
partitive		bols	bollers	—

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: bòl

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

First attested in the 18th century. Borrowed from English bowl. For the semantic development of sense 2 compare pot (“jar; (colloquial) luck”). Possibly a doublet of boule.

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

   bol de porcelaine ― porcelain bowl

   bol de lait ― bowl of milk

3. (colloquial) luck

   Il a toujours du bol. ― He's always lucky.

Derived terms

• avoir du bol
• bol alimentaire
• coup de bol
• coupe au bol
• en avoir ras le bol

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: bol
• → Greek: μπολ (bol)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French bol, from Old French bol, borrowed from Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”).

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bolus

Further reading

• “bol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lob

Gallo

Etymology

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

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

Garo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bol/

Noun

bol

1. tree

Derived terms

• bolbijak
• bolgrim
• boltong

References

• Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 137
• Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
• Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bul/

Noun

bol

1. ball

Icelandic

Noun

bol

1. indefinite accusative singular of bolur
2. indefinite dative singular of bolur

Kokborok

Etymology

Cognate with Garo bol (“tree, wood”).

Noun

bol

1. firewood

References

• Debbarma, Binoy (2001) “bol”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎^[2], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 25

Lolopo

Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *ʔ-pa² (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꀞ (bat), Burmese -ဖ (-hpa.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [po⁵⁵]

Suffix

bol

1. (Yao'an, of animals) male

See also

• por
• mo

Lower Sorbian

Verb

bol

1. Superseded spelling of ból.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːl/, (thick l) /buːɽ/
• (thick L) Homophone: bord

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bolr and bulr.

Noun

bol m (definite singular bolen, indefinite plural bolar, definite plural bolane)

1. a torso, trunk, a body without limbs
2. (rare or dated) a tree trunk

Derived terms

• bolung m

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ból.

Noun

bol n (definite singular bolet, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)

1. a hive

Derived terms

• kvefsebol

Etymology 3

Ellipsis and clipping of anabole steroidar.

Noun

bol n (definite singular bolet, uncountable)

1. (colloquial, slang) anabolic steroids

Etymology 4

From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Noun

bol n (definite singular bole, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of bord
   • 1711, “Æg vil tæ Giæstebu gange”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 83:

     Siaa Bole dæ laga taa Rætter

     See the table made with dishes

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bol

1. imperative of bola

References

• “bol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bol.

Noun

bol n (plural boluri)

1. bowl

Declension

Declension of bol

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bol	bolul	(niște) boluri	bolurile
genitive/dative	(unui) bol	bolului	(unor) boluri	bolurilor
vocative	bolule		bolurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь. Cognate with Bulgarian бо́лка (bólka), Russian боль (bolʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːl/

Noun

bȏl f or m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑л)

1. pain, aching

   zadati bol ― to inflict pain

Declension

Declension of bol

	singular	plural
nominative	bȏl	boli
genitive	boli	boli
dative	boli	bolima
accusative	bol	boli
vocative	boli	boli
locative	boli	bolima
instrumental	bolju / boli	bolima

Declension of bol

	singular	plural
nominative	bȏl	bólovi
genitive	bola	bòlōvā
dative	bolu	bolovima
accusative	bol	bolove
vocative	bole	bolovi
locative	bolu	bolovima
instrumental	bolom	bolovima

Derived terms

• bolan
• bolest
• bolestan
• bolnica
• bolničar
• bolničarka

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔl]

Participle

bol

1. masculine singular l-participle of byť

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bowl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbol/ [ˈbol]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: bol

Noun

bol m (plural boles)

1. bowl

   Synonym: cuenco

Further reading

• “bol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English balls.

Noun

bol

1. ball
2. (anatomy) scrotum; testicle

Synonyms

• kiau

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بول (bol, “wide; too large, loose; abundant”), from Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”). First attested in 1312. Compare Kumyk мол (mol, “abundant, plentiful”), Kazakh мол (mol, “abundant, large”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

bol

1. loose
2. abundant

Antonyms

• kıt

Related terms

• bolca
• bol bol — (generously, enough to choke a horse (expr.) etc.)
• bolluk — (abundancy, plenitude)

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بول”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 407

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh boly, from Old Welsh bolg, from Proto-Brythonic *bolɣ, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos; cognate with Old Irish bolg, English belly. Doublet of ffôl (“foolish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

bol m (plural boliau)

1. (North Wales) tummy, stomach

   Synonym: bola

Derived terms

• llond bol

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bol	fol	mol	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies