hol

See also: Hol, hól, hòl, hol., hol-, hol', hôľ, høl, and höl

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz. Cognate with German hohl, Dutch hol, Saterland Frisian hol, English hollow, Icelandic holur, Westrobothnian hȯhl.

Adjective

hol

  1. (Uri) hollow

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔl
  • audio(file)

Etymology 1

Noun

hol n (plural holen or hollen, diminutive holletje n)

  1. A hole, hollow, cavity
  2. (nautical) A cargo hold
  3. (vulgar) An anus, arsehole; both anatomical senses of butt
    Dat zal je hol deerlijk bezuren, rekel!
    Your arse will pay dearly for that, scamp!
  4. (by extension) Any other bodily cavity that resembles a hole
  5. An artificial opening such as a slit
  6. burrow (a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, like a rabbit, used as a dwelling)
  7. (figuratively) An unsanitary and/or unpleasant place; shithole
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • holbewoner
  • holdrukker
  • holebeer, holenbeer
  • holebroeder
  • holenmens
  • holenkunde
  • holenkunst
  • hoolophouder
  • enkelholig
  • (dwellings by inhabitant) drakenhol, satyrshol
  • (holes by use/situation) berghol, haardhol, kelderhol, kerkerhol, kruiphol, manhol, piratenhol, rookhol, rovershol, scheepshol, speelhol, waterhol
  • (bodily cavities by place) ooghol, voorhoofdshol
  • donderhol
  • vulcanishol

Adjective

hol (comparative holler, superlative holst)

  1. hollow, having an empty space inside
Inflection
Inflection of hol
uninflected hol
inflected holle
comparative holler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial holhollerhet holst
het holste
indefinite m./f. sing. hollehollereholste
n. sing. holhollerholste
plural hollehollereholste
definite hollehollereholste
partitive holshollers—
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

hol m (plural hollen, diminutive holletje n)

  1. A run, the action running
Derived terms

Verb

hol

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hollen
  2. imperative of hollen

Etymology 3

unknown, perhaps cognate with hill

Noun

hol f (plural hollen, diminutive holletje n)

  1. A small height in the landscape, such as
    1. a hill (like the Utrecht city wall ruins)
    2. a sloping road (as in Rotterdam)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą, noun-derivation from *hulaz (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-, *kewH- (“hollow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːl/
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

hol n (genitive singular hols, plural hol)

  1. hole
  2. cave
  3. (dentistry) cavity

Declension

Declension of hol
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hol holið hol holini
accusative hol holið hol holini
dative holi holinum holum holunum
genitive hols holsins hola holanna

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhol]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: hol

Conjunction

hol

  1. now... now, sometimes... sometimes
    hol itt, hol ott ― now here, now there

Adverb

hol

  1. (interrogative) where?
    • 1825, Mihály Vörösmarty, Zalán futása, canto 1, lines 5–6:
      Hol vagyon, aki merész ajakát hadi dalnak eresztvén, / A riadó vak mélységet fölverje szavával, […]

Derived terms

Old English

Alternative form

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hulą (“hollow space, cavity”) noun derivative of Proto-Germanic *hulaz (“hollow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hol/

Noun

hol n

  1. a hole, a hollow
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      Mec hæleþ ūt tȳhþ of hole hātne.

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hōlą (“vain speech, slander, calumny”), from Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːl/

Noun

hōl n

  1. Calumny; slander.
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      Ðæs dēopne āþ Drihten āswōr and ðone mid sōðe swylce gefrymede ðæt hē hine for hōle ǣr ne āswōre gehēt Dauide swā hē him dyde syððan.

Declension

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulaz. Cognates include Old English hol and Old Norse holr.

Adjective

hol

  1. hollow

Noun

hol n

  1. A hollow

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /xɔl/

Etymology 1

From English hall.

Noun

hol m inan (diminutive holik)

  1. hall, hallway
  2. lobby
  3. vestibule, anteroom

Declension

Synonyms

(lobby):

(vestibule):

Etymology 2

Back-formation from holować,[1] from German holen.[2]

Noun

hol m inan

  1. haul, tow

Declension

References

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz. More at hollow.

Adjective

hol

  1. hollow

Turkish

Etymology

From English hall.

Noun

hol

  1. hall

Synonyms

Uzbek

Etymology

From English adverb.

Noun

hol

  1. (grammar) adverb
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