ól

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"

Hungarian

Etymology

From Turkic *aɣïl; compare Chuvash ял (jal). Borrowed before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *āɣïl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːl]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

ól (plural ólak)

1. sty (for pigs), kennel (for dogs)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	ól	ólak
accusative	ólat	ólakat
dative	ólnak	ólaknak
instrumental	óllal	ólakkal
causal-final	ólért	ólakért
translative	óllá	ólakká
terminative	ólig	ólakig
essive-formal	ólként	ólakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	ólban	ólakban
superessive	ólon	ólakon
adessive	ólnál	ólaknál
illative	ólba	ólakba
sublative	ólra	ólakra
allative	ólhoz	ólakhoz
elative	ólból	ólakból
delative	ólról	ólakról
ablative	óltól	ólaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	ólé	ólaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	óléi	ólakéi

Possessive forms of ól
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ólam	óljaim
2nd person sing.	ólad	óljaid
3rd person sing.	ólja	óljai
1st person plural	ólunk	óljaink
2nd person plural	ólatok	óljaitok
3rd person plural	óljuk	óljaik

Derived terms

Compound words

• disznóól

 

Further reading

• ól in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Anagrams

• ló

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ouːl/
• Rhymes: -ouːl

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ál, from Proto-Germanic *anhulō.

Noun

ól f (genitive singular ólar, nominative plural ólar)

1. leather belt or strap

Declension

Declension of ól (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ól	ólin	ólar	ólarnar
accusative	ól	ólina	ólar	ólarnar
dative	ól	ólinni	ólum	ólunum
genitive	ólar	ólarinnar	óla	ólanna

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ala (“to bear”).

Verb

ól

1. first-person singular preterite of ala
2. third-person singular preterite of ala

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ól (see there), ultimately from *peh₃(y)- (“to drink”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /oːl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /oːlˠ/, /oːl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɔːlˠ/, /ɔːl̪ˠ/

Verb

ól (present analytic ólann, future analytic ólfaidh, verbal noun ól, past participle ólta)

1. drink

Inflection

conjugation of ól (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	ólaim	ólann tú; ólair†	ólann sé, sí	ólaimid	ólann sibh	ólann siad; ólaid†	a ólann; a ólas / a n-ólann*	óltar
	past	d'ól mé; d'ólas / ól mé‡; ólas‡	d'ól tú; d'ólais / ól tú; ólais‡	d'ól sé, sí / ól sé, sí‡	d'ólamar; d'ól muid / ólamar; ól muid‡	d'ól sibh; d'ólabhair / ól sibh; ólabhair‡	d'ól siad; d'óladar / ól siad; óladar‡	a d'ól / ar ól*	óladh; hóladh†
	past habitual	d'ólainn / ólainn‡; n-ólainn‡‡	d'óltá / óltá‡; n-óltᇇ	d'óladh sé, sí / óladh sé, sí‡; n-óladh sé, s퇇	d'ólaimis; d'óladh muid / ólaimis; óladh muid‡; n-ólaimis‡‡; n-óladh muid‡‡	d'óladh sibh / óladh sibh‡; n-óladh sibh‡‡	d'ólaidís; d'óladh siad / ólaidís; óladh siad‡; n-ólaidís‡‡; n-óladh siad‡‡	a d'óladh / a n-óladh*	d'óltaí / óltaí‡; n-ólta퇇
future		ólfaidh mé; ólfad	ólfaidh tú; ólfair†	ólfaidh sé, sí	ólfaimid; ólfaidh muid	ólfaidh sibh	ólfaidh siad; ólfaid†	a ólfaidh; a ólfas / a n-ólfaidh*	ólfar
conditional		d'ólfainn / ólfainn‡; n-ólfainn‡‡	d'ólfá / ólfá‡; n-ólfᇇ	d'ólfadh sé, sí / ólfadh sé, sí‡; n-ólfadh sé, s퇇	d'ólfaimis; d'ólfadh muid / ólfaimis‡; ólfadh muid‡; n-ólfaimis‡‡; n-ólfadh muid‡‡	d'ólfadh sibh / ólfadh sibh‡; n-ólfadh sibh‡‡	d'ólfaidís; d'ólfadh siad / ólfaidís‡; ólfadh siad‡; n-ólfaidís‡‡; n-ólfadh siad‡‡	a d'ólfadh / a n-ólfadh*	d'ólfaí / ólfaí‡; n-ólfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go n-óla mé; go n-ólad†	go n-óla tú; go n-ólair†	go n-óla sé, sí	go n-ólaimid; go n-óla muid	go n-óla sibh	go n-óla siad; go n-ólaid†	—	go n-óltar
	past	dá n-ólainn	dá n-óltá	dá n-óladh sé, sí	dá n-ólaimis; dá n-óladh muid	dá n-óladh sibh	dá n-ólaidís; dá n-óladh siad	—	dá n-óltaí
imperative		ólaim	ól	óladh sé, sí	ólaimis	ólaigí; ólaidh†	ólaidís	—	óltar
verbal noun		ól
past participle		ólta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Noun

ól m (genitive singular óil)

1. verbal noun of ól
2. drinking

Declension

Declension of ól (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ól vocative a óil genitive óil dative ól forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-ól genitive an óil dative leis an ól don ól

Synonyms

• ólachán

Derived terms

• corn óil m (“drinking-horn”)
• ragús óil m (“binge drinking”)
• teach óil m (“tavern, pub”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ól

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ól	n-ól	hól	t-ól

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ól”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ól”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81

Limburgish

Etymology

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

Noun

ól m

1. baby (a little child)
2. (obsolete) beer

Old Irish

Etymology

From older óol. Most likely from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃(y)-, although the exact derivation is uncertain, as the vowel ó and the hiatus are hard to explain. Usually derived via Proto-Celtic *ɸotlom or *ɸōtlom from Proto-Indo-European *péh₃tlom (whence also Latin pōculum (“drinking cup”) and Sanskrit पात्र (pātra, “drinking vessel”)) from *peh₃(y)-.

Gordon prefers a derivation via Proto-Celtic *ɸoyalom from Proto-Indo-European *poyh₃-lo-m. He considers the required metathesis *h₃y* > *yh₃ unmotivated, but it is assumed by other Indo-European derivatives, e.g. Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) and Proto-Slavic *pìti (“to drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːl/

Noun

ól m (genitive óil)

1. verbal noun of ibid
2. drinking (especially liquor)
3. draught

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ól	—	—
Vocative	óil	—	—
Accusative	ólN	—	—
Genitive	óilL	—	—
Dative	óulL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: ól
• Manx: oyl
• Scottish Gaelic: òl
• ⇒ Middle Irish: tech n-óil (“drinking house”), tech n-óla
  • Irish: teach óil

Noun

ól n (genitive óil)

1. a measure of capacity used for liquids

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ólN	ólN	ólL, óla
Vocative	ólN	ólN	ólL, óla
Accusative	ólN	ólN	ólL, óla
Genitive	óilL	ól	ólN
Dative	ólL	ólaib	ólaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of ól

radical	lenition	nasalization
ól (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-ól

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ól “drinking””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ól “unit of measurement””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 154

Old Norse

Verb

ól

1. first/third-person singular active past indicative of ala