oler

See also: öler

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• uler (Mooring)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Sylt) IPA^(key): [ˈɔlɐ]

Adverb

oler

1. (Sylt) never

See also

• nimer (Föhr-Amrum)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin olēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈleɾ/ [oˈleɾ]

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: o‧ler

Verb

oler (first-person singular present huelo, first-person singular preterite olí, past participle olido)

1. (transitive) to smell (perceive by scent)
2. (transitive) to pry into, investigate (make inquiries where one is not welcome)
3. (transitive) to smell out, uncover (find out by prying)
4. (intransitive) to smell (emit an odour)

   oler mal ― to stink

   oler a ― to smell of

5. (reflexive) to suspect, have a hunch
6. inhale

Conjugation

    Conjugation of oler (o-hue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			oler
gerund			oliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		olido		olida
		plural		olidos		olidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	huelo	huelestú olésvos	huele	olemos	oléis	huelen
	imperfect	olía	olías	olía	olíamos	olíais	olían
	preterite	olí	oliste	olió	olimos	olisteis	olieron
	future	oleré	olerás	olerá	oleremos	oleréis	olerán
	conditional	olería	olerías	olería	oleríamos	oleríais	olerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	huela	huelastú olásvos2	huela	olamos	oláis	huelan
	imperfect (ra)	oliera	olieras	oliera	oliéramos	olierais	olieran
	imperfect (se)	oliese	olieses	oliese	oliésemos	olieseis	oliesen
	future1	oliere	olieres	oliere	oliéremos	oliereis	olieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		hueletú olévos	huela	olamos	oled	huelan
	negative		no huelas	no huela	no olamos	no oláis	no huelan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of oler (o-hue alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive oler	dative	olerme	olerte	olerle, olerse	olernos	oleros	olerles, olerse
	accusative	olerme	olerte	olerlo, olerla, olerse	olernos	oleros	olerlos, olerlas, olerse
with gerund oliendo	dative	oliéndome	oliéndote	oliéndole, oliéndose	oliéndonos	oliéndoos	oliéndoles, oliéndose
	accusative	oliéndome	oliéndote	oliéndolo, oliéndola, oliéndose	oliéndonos	oliéndoos	oliéndolos, oliéndolas, oliéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative huele	dative	huéleme	huélete	huélele	huélenos	not used	huéleles
	accusative	huéleme	huélete	huélelo, huélela	huélenos	not used	huélelos, huélelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative olé	dative	oleme	olete	olele	olenos	not used	oleles
	accusative	oleme	olete	olelo, olela	olenos	not used	olelos, olelas
with formal second-person singular imperative huela	dative	huélame	not used	huélale, huélase	huélanos	not used	huélales
	accusative	huélame	not used	huélalo, huélala, huélase	huélanos	not used	huélalos, huélalas
with first-person plural imperative olamos	dative	not used	olámoste	olámosle	olámonos	olámoos	olámosles
	accusative	not used	olámoste	olámoslo, olámosla	olámonos	olámoos	olámoslos, olámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative oled	dative	oledme	not used	oledle	olednos	oleos	oledles
	accusative	oledme	not used	oledlo, oledla	olednos	oleos	oledlos, oledlas
with formal second-person plural imperative huelan	dative	huélanme	not used	huélanle	huélannos	not used	huélanles, huélanse
	accusative	huélanme	not used	huélanlo, huélanla	huélannos	not used	huélanlos, huélanlas, huélanse

Derived terms

• oler a chotuno
• oler a cuerno quemado
• oler a pólvora
• olerse la tostada

Related terms

• inodoro
• oletear
• olfato
• olisquear
• olor
• ozono

See also

• heder

Further reading

• “oler”, 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

Venetan

Verb

oler (intransitive)

1. Alternative form of vołer (“to want”)

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of oler (irregular)

infinitive	oler
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		olèndo
past participle		olest
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	oi	(te) oi, (te) ol	(el/ła) ol	olon	olé	(i/łe) oi
imperfect	olé	(te) olei	(el/ła) olea	olène	olèđe	(i/łe) olea
future	olerò, orò	(te) olerà	(el/ła) olerà	oleron	oleré	(i/łe) olerà
conditional	olerìe	(te) olerisi	(el/ła) olerìe	olerisène	olerisèđe	(i/łe) olerìe
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	ope	(te) opi	(el/ła) ope	olone	oleđe	(i/łe) ope
imperfect	olese	(te) olesi	(el/ła) olese	olerisène	olerisèđe	(i/łe) olese
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) oi	—	—	olé	—