holle

See also: Holle, hollé, hollë, and Hölle

Afrikaans

Noun

holle

1. plural of hol

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

holle

1. inflection of hol:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Verb

holle

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of hollen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

holle

1. Alternative form of hol (“hollow”)

Etymology 2

Noun

holle (plural holles)

1. Alternative form of hole (“hole”)

Etymology 3

Noun

holle (plural holles)

1. Alternative form of hole (“hull”)

Etymology 4

Adjective

holle

1. Alternative form of hole (“healthy, whole”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhoːlle/

Verb

hōlle

1. inflection of hoallat:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian holla (“head”), of uncertain origin. Compare Old Frisian heila (“head”).

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *habulō (“head”), or alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill, top, summit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈholə/

Noun

holle c (plural hollen, diminutive holtsje or holke)

1. head

   Synonym: kop

Derived terms

• foarholle

Further reading

• “holle (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011