-bol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bol"

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation of words like futebol (“football”) and voleibol (“volleyball”), which are loanwords of English compounds ending in ball.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔw/ [ˈbɔʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɔl/ [ˈbɔɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.li/

Suffix

-bol m (noun-forming suffix, uncountable)

  1. forms the names of sports

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -bol
frescobol
pebol
quadribol
raquetebol
tamancobol
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