Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Bol ?

1. A town on the south of the island of Brač in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia, population 1,661 (2005).

English

Noun

bol ‎(uncountable)

1. (informal) bolognese

Derived terms

• spag bol

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

bol m ‎(plural bols)

1. bowl

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔl

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ ‎(“round object or vessel, ball, bowl”). Cognate with Old High German bolla, Old English bolle. More at bowl.

Noun

bol m ‎(plural bollen, diminutive bolletje n)

1. ball, sphere, globe, bulb
2. (figuratively) A head; brain
3. A scoop (of ice etc.)
4. (mainly the diminutive) A large, round spot, dot
5. (heraldry) roundel

Synonyms

• (heraldry): koek

Adjective

bol ‎(comparative boller, superlative bolst)

1. convex; bulging
2. chubby

Derived terms

See also

• bal
• cirkel

References

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

French

Etymology

From Middle French bolle, a borrowing from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, bolle ‎(“bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure”), from Proto-Germanic *bullô, *bullǭ ‎(“ball, round vessel, bowl”). More at bowl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

Noun

bol m ‎(plural bols)

1. bowl
2. luck

Descendants

• Greek: μπολ n ‎(bol)

Anagrams

• lob

Gallo

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

Icelandic

Noun

bol

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

Lojban

Rafsi

bol

1. rafsi of bolci.

Lower Sorbian

Verb

bol

1. Superseded spelling of ból.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːl/

Noun

bȏl f, m ‎(Cyrillic spelling бо̑л)

1. pain, aching

   zadati bol‎ ― to inflict pain

Declension

Derived terms

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

Spanish

Etymology

From English.

Noun

bol m ‎(plural boles)

1. bowl

Synonyms

• cuenco

External links

• “bol” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English balls

Noun

bol

1. (anatomy) scrotum

Synonyms

• kiau

Turkish

Etymology

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

Adjective

bol ‎(comparative daha bol, superlative en bol)

1. loose
2. abundant

Antonyms

• kıt

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

Noun

bol m (plural boliau)

1. tummy, stomach

Mutation