ole

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"

Translingual

Symbol

ole

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Olekha.

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish olé.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oʊˈleɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -eɪ

Interjection

ole

An interjection used to stir up excitement.
- 1979, The Boomtown Rats (lyrics and music), “Nothing Happened Today”, in The Fine Art of Surfacing:
  Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!" / She said "That's a Spanish word." / And he said "O.K., can't tell the difference these days."

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /oʊl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ol/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -oʊl

Adjective

ole (not comparable)

Pronunciation spelling of old.
D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?

Derived terms

big ole
good ole
little ole, li'l' ole, li'l ole, lil ole

Anagrams

Leo, Loe, leo, loe, OEL, EOL, LEO, LoE, elo, Elo

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish oler (“to smell”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈle/, [oˈle]
Hyphenation: o‧le

Verb

olé

to smell

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for ole

Tense	Infinitive	Past	Present	Future
Zamboanga City conjugation	ole	ya ole	ta ole	ay ole
Cavite conjugation	ole	ya ole	ta ole	di ole

Estonian

Verb

ole

present indicative connegative of olema
second-person singular imperative of olema

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoleˣ/, [ˈo̞le̞(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ole
Hyphenation^(key): ole

Verb

ole

inflection of olla:

Anagrams

Elo, Leo, elo

Franco-Provençal

Noun

ole (plural ole) (Beaujolais, Graphie de Conflans)

Alternative form of âla (“wing”) documented in the following location(s): Belleroche

Friulian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ōlla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ole f (plural olis)

earthen jar
cooking pot

Laboya

Noun

ole

friend
Synonym: oda

References

Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “ole”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75

Latin

Verb

olē

second-person singular present active imperative of oleō

Laz

Noun

ole

Latin spelling of ოლე (ole)

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

ole (plural oles)

Alternative form of hole (“hole”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ole

Alternative form of hole (“healthy, whole”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ole (uncountable)

Alternative form of oile (“oil”)

Etymology 4

Adjective

ole

Alternative form of olde (“old”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈole/

Verb

olẹ

inflection of ollit:

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈo.le/

Noun

ole m

Alternative form of ele

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish oler.

Verb

ole

to smell

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ole.

Interjection

ole

ole

Volapük

Pronoun

ole

(dative singular of ol) to you (where the "you" is singular)
- 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 19:
  If laboböv moni, remoböv ole buki at.
  If I had money, I would buy this book for you.

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Compare with Itsekiri olè, ultimately a Proto-Edekiri innovation, see Proto-Edekiri *o-lè, which likely displaced *ó-jí (“thief”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.lè/

Noun

olè

thief
Synonyms: jàgùdà, ọlọ́sà

Derived terms

jalè (“to steal”)
olè-jíjà (“theft”)

Related terms

ìgárá (“robber”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ò.ꜜlé/

Noun

òlé

(Ekiti) the tree Canarium schweinfurthii

Usage notes

Used by speakers of the Àkúrẹ́ subdialect