jól

See also: jol and jöl

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse jól, cognate with Danish, Norwegian, Swedish jul, Icelandic jól, Old English geōl and English Yule, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yekə- (“joke, play”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔuːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔuːl

Noun

jól n pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural jóla)

  1. Christmas
  2. Yule

Declension

Declension of jól (plural only)
n3p plural
indefinite definite
nominative jól jólini
accusative jól jólini
dative jólum jólunum
genitive jóla jólanna

Hungarian

Etymology

A lexicalized inflected form of jó (“good”) +‎ -l (“adverb of manner suffix”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjoːl]
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Adverb

jól (comparative jobban, superlative legjobban)

  1. well, fine
    A: Hogy vagy? B: Köszönöm, jól. ― A: How are you? B: Fine, thank you.

Derived terms

(Expressions):

References

  1. ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
  2. ↑ Eőry Vilma, Értelmező szótár+. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2007, →ISBN

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yekə- (“joke, play”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jouːl/
    Rhymes: -ouːl

Noun

jól n pl (plurale tantum)

  1. Christmas, Noel
  2. Yule

Declension

Derived terms

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yekə- (“joke, play”).

Noun

jól n pl (genitive jóla)

  1. yule, midwinter season
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