ola

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ola"

English

Noun

ola (countable and uncountable, plural olas)

1. Alternative form of olay

Anagrams

• AOL, LOA, Lao, Loa, OAL, loa

Azerbaijani

Verb

ola

1. third-person singular subjunctive of olmaq

Bola

Adjective

ola

1. long

References

• Brent Wiebe, Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language Organized Phonology Data, p. 2

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese hora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈó.ɽa/

Noun

óla class 5 (plural maóla class 6)

1. hour

Franco-Provençal

Noun

ola (plural ole) (Valdôtain, Graphie BREL)

1. Alternative form of âla (“wing”) documented in the following location(s): Antey-St-André, Arvier, Avise, Introd, La Salle, Pontboset, Rhêmes-St-Georges, St-Marcel, St-Nicolas, Torgnon, Valtournenche, Villeneuve

Galician

Etymology 1

Compare Portuguese olá, Spanish hola, English hello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔla/ [ˈɔ.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Hyphenation: o‧la

Interjection

ola!

1. hello

Etymology 2

Ola ("pot")

Women transporting olas, Buño, Galicia

From Old Galician-Portuguese ola (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin ōlla (“pot, jar”). Cognate with Spanish olla and with Portuguese olha (a borrowing from Spanish).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈola/ [ˈo.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Hyphenation: o‧la

Noun

ola m (plural olas)

1. a earthenware pot or jar

   Synonyms: cacharro, cántara, pota

   Polo rabo da culler entra o gato na ola (proverb)

   By the spoon handle the cat enters the pot

   • 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 141:

     amasa todo en huun et cozeo en ola noua ben cuberta de huun testo, que non posa ende sayr bafo nen fumo

     knead everything together and cook it in a new pot, well covered by a lid, so that neither steam nor smoke come out

2. a unit of volume, equivalent to 16 litres or some 4 gallons
   • c. 1840, Ramón Varela Vahamonde, Conversa entre os arrieiros:

     Váian ao inferno a beber,
     Que a min ben me xiringaron
     E, entre mangas e riostras,
     Trecentos reás vöaron.
     Débenme, Dios sabe canto,
     O menos trint’e set’olas
     E coidaban os larpeiros
     De pagarmas con parolas.

     Let them go to Hell to drink,
     because they harmed me very much
     and, among other things,
     three hundred reals flew away.
     They owe me God knows how much,
     at least a hundred and fifty gallons,
     and the gluttons thought of
     paying me with banter.

Derived terms

• oleiro
• Oleiros
• Riodolas

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “ola” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: 'Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ola, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada (“to exist”). Cognate with Maori ora and Malay ada (“to have, to exist, to be”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.la/, [ˈo.lə]

Noun

ola

1. existence
2. life
3. health
4. livelihood

Verb

ola

1. (stative) exist
2. (stative) alive
3. (stative) healthy, cured

Derived terms

• hoʻōla

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish olae, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlˠə/

Noun

ola f (genitive singular ola, nominative plural olaí)

1. oil

   Synonym: íle

2. (figuratively) unction

Declension

Declension of ola (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ola olaí vocative a ola a olaí genitive ola olaí dative ola olaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ola na holaí genitive na hola na n-olaí dative leis an ola don ola leis na holaí

Derived terms

• amhola (“crude oil”)
• canna ola (“oil-can”)
• clais ola (“oil-groove”)
• cruibhéad ola (“oil-crust”)
• éadach ola, ola-éadach (“oil-cloth”)
• gaineamh ola (“oil sand”)
• ola ae troisc (“cod-liver oil”)
• ola aitil (“oil of juniper”)
• ola almóinne (“oil of almonds”)
• ola (an) mhíl mhóir (“whale oil”)
• ola bhealaithe (“lubricating oil”)
• ola bhí (“pine oil, turpentine”)
• ola bhreosla (“fuel oil”)
• ola chaiticiúmanach (“oil of catechumens”)
• ola chlóbh (“clove oil”)
• ola choisricthe (“holy oil”)
• ola eoclaipe (“eucalyptus oil”)
• ola ghruaige (“hair oil”)
• ola innill (“engine oil”)
• ola lampa (“lamp, paraffin, oil”)
• ola mhianra (“mineral oil”)
• ola mhór, ola phairifín (“paraffin oil”)
• ola olóige (“olive oil”)
• ola phailme (“palm oil”)
• ola phaitsiúlaí (“patchouli oil”)
• ola phlanda (“plant oil”)
• ola ráibe (“rape-oil”)
• ola ricne (“castor oil”)
• ola róis (“attar of roses”)
• ola rois (“linseed oil”)
• ola scealla (“shale oil”)
• ola shailleach (“fatty oil”)
• ola threáiteach (“penetrating oil”)
• ola thriomaithe (“drying oil”)
• ola thuirpintín (“turpentine oil”)
• ola-adhainte (“oil-fired”, adjective)
• olabhraon (“oil-drop”)
• olach (“oily”, adjective)
• olacheantar (“oilfield”)
• olachloch (“oil-stone”)
• olachrann (“olive tree”)
• oladhath (“oil-colour”)
• olaghraf (“oleograph”)
• olaigh (“oil; anoint”, verb)
• olarianta (“oil-tracks”)
• olastáisiún (leictreachais) (“oil-fired (electricity) station”)
• olatháirgeach (“oil-bearing, oleiferous”, adjective)
• péintéireacht ola (“oil-painting”)
• tobar ola (“oil-well”)
• treoir ola (“oil-gauge”)
• vearnais ola (“oil-varnish”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of ola

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ola	n-ola	hola	not applicable

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

Further reading

• “ola”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ola”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ola”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ola”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ola”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 531
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ola”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Latgalian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Latvian ala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔla]
• Hyphenation: o‧la

Noun

ola f

1. cave

Declension

Declension of ola (type 4 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	ola	olys, olas1)
genitive	olys, olas1)	olu
dative	olai	olom
accusative	olu	olys, olas1)
instrumental	olu	olom
locative	olā	oluos
vocative	ola, ol	olys, olas1)
1) dialectal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔla]
• Hyphenation: o‧la

Noun

ola

1. genitive singular of ols

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.la/, [ˈoːɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.la/, [ˈɔːlä]

Noun

ōla f (genitive ōlae); first declension

1. Alternative form of olla

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ōla	ōlae
genitive	ōlae	ōlārum
dative	ōlae	ōlīs
accusative	ōlam	ōlās
ablative	ōlā	ōlīs
vocative	ōla	ōlae

Latvian

Vistu olas (1)

Zivju olas (1)

Cepta ola (2)

Etymology

From a previous Proto-Baltic neuter noun *wuolan, from Proto-Baltic *wuol-, from Proto-Indo-European *wēl-, *wōl-, the lengthened grade of the stem *wel- (“to turn, to roll, to wind”), whence also velt (“to roll, to trundle”). The original meaning was therefore “something that turns, rolls”, still visible in the dialectal verb olāt (“to roll, to trundle”), and in the standard Latvian term olis (“round pebble”), dialectally also ola. It is possible that Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), which would have become *wowan in Proto-Baltic, may have influenced the development of *wuolan into ola. A synonym term pauts was used alongside ola until the beginning of the 20th century, when ola became dominant and replaced it. Cognates include Lithuanian uolà (“cliff, rock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wōla]

Noun

ola f (4th declension)

1. egg (reproductive cell, wrapped in a shell, where the embryo of certain animal species develops)

   vistu olas ― chicken (lit. hen) eggs

   zivju olas ― fish eggs

   olas čaumala ― eggshell

   olas baltums, dzeltenums ― the white, the yolk of the egg

   dēt olas ― to lay eggs

   rāpuļu olas pēc savas uzbūves atgādina putnu olas ― reptile eggs, by their structure, are similar to bird eggs

   olas vidū ir liels, barības vielām bagāts dzeltenums, kuram apkārt ir olbaltuma slānis ― in the middle of the egg there is a big yolk rich in nutrients, surrounded by a protein layer

   zivis vairojas ar olām jeb ikriem ― the fish reproduce with eggs, also called “ikri”

   odu mātītes olas dēj uz ūdens virsmas ― female mosquitoes lay eggs on water surfaces

2. egg (said reproductive cell, usually from birds, used as food)

   cieti, mīksti vārīta ola ― hard-, soft-boiled egg

   cieta, mīksta ola ― hard-, soft-boiled egg

   nolobīt olu ― to peel an egg

   jēla ola ― raw egg (also: unexperienced, naive person)

   cepta ola ― fried egg

   pildīta ola ― stuffed egg

   olu kultenis ― scrambled eggs

   izdzert olu ― to drink an egg (= to suck the liquid through a hole on the eggshell)

   Lieldienu ola ― Easter egg (painted egg, part of the celebration of Easter)

   mums, kā vistu neturēja, tā olu pašiem nebija ― since we didn't keep hens, we didn't have eggs

Declension

Declension of ola (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ola	olas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	olu	olas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	olas	olu
dative (datīvs)	olai	olām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	olu	olām
locative (lokatīvs)	olā	olās
vocative (vokatīvs)	ola	olas

Synonyms

• (of "fish eggs"): ikrs

Derived terms

• olbaltums
• olnīca

Related terms

• olis

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably related to Proto-Germanic *hulaz (“hole”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• (olà) IPA^(key): [oːˈlɐ]
• (õla) IPA^(key): [ˈǒːlɐ]

Noun

olà f (plural õlos) stress pattern 4

1. hole, burrow

   lapės ola ― a fox burrow

2. cave, cavern

Declension

Declension of olà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	olà	õlos
genitive (kilmininkas)	olõs	olų̃
dative (naudininkas)	õlai	olóms
accusative (galininkas)	õlą	olàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	olà	olomìs
locative (vietininkas)	olojè	olosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	õla	õlos

Synonyms

• urvas m

See also

• įdubimas m; skylė f

References

• “ola” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Further reading

• “ola”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “ola”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin olla.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

ola f (plural olas)

1. marmite

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.la/

Interjection

ola

1. (Far Masovian) wait!

   Ola, kóń nogo postrónek przestąpił. ― Wait, the horse crossed the tether with its leg.

Further reading

• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “ola”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 117

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ola.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.la/

Noun

ola f (plural olas)

1. wave (a group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit)

Rohingya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.lɑ/

Noun

ola

1. he, doer. physician.

Samoan

Interjection

ola!

1. An exclamation to mean wonderful.

References

• Pratt, G. (1862). A Samoan dictionary: English and Samoan, and Samoan and English; with a short grammar of the Samoan dialect. Samoa: London Missionary Society's Press. Page 12.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish olae, from Latin oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠə/

Noun

ola f (genitive singular ola, plural olaichean)

1. oil

Derived terms

• ola ana-chuileag
• olach

Mutation

Mutation of ola

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ola	n-ola	h-ola	t-ola

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

South Efate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ola/

Noun

ola

1. spear
2. (slang) penis

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin undula (“wavelet”). Or, from Arabic هَوْل (hawl, “surge (of the sea, waves), fright”). Compare cognate Asturian fola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈola/ [ˈo.la]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: o‧la
• Homophone: hola

Noun

ola f (plural olas)

1. wave (on the surface of a liquid)

   Synonym: onda

2. (figuratively) sudden appearance of a large amount of something

   ola de calor ― heatwave

3. Mexican wave

Derived terms

• estar en la cresta de la ola
• ola coreana
• oleada
• oleaje
• rompeolas

 

Further reading

• “ola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• aló, loá, loa

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔola/ [ˈʔoː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: o‧la

Etymology 1

Noun

ola (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎ)

1. eagerness; vehement desire

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish hola.

Interjection

ola (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎ)

1. (archaic) hello; hi
   • 2021, Rolly Ongco Pasilan, Si Lorena at ang Kaharian ng mga Sirena:

     "Ola, Pawikana, magandang araw sa inyo, lalung-lalo na sa mga nagpopogihang mga binata, aheeey," sabi ni Vicera na halatang kinikilig nang makita ang dalawang sireno.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• mag-ola
• umola

 

Further reading

• “ola”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• loa, alo, Lao

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ola, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada (“to exist”).

Verb

ola

1. to exist

Turkish

Verb

ola

1. third-person singular optative of olmak

Volapük

Pronoun

ola

1. (genitive singular of ol) your
   • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:

     Edunol gudiko ad ekesumön reinajelömi ola.

     You did well to take your umbrella.

Synonyms

• olik

Welsh

Adjective

ola

1. Alternative form of olaf (“last, final”)