-ol
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɒl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ɔl/, /ɑl/
Etymology 1
Shortened from alcohol.
Suffix
-ol
- (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).
Suffix
-ol
- Indicating an oily substance
Derived terms
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Shortened from alcohol.
Suffix
-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)
- forms diminutives
- forms nouns indicating a type of something
Derived terms
Danish
Suffix
-ol
Derived terms
See also
Dutch
Etymology
From alcohol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔl/
Audio: (file)
Suffix
-ol
Synonyms
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From alcool.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔl/
Suffix
-ol
Derived terms
Hungarian
Etymology
From -o- (linking vowel) + -l.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ol]
Suffix
-ol
- (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
- (verb-forming suffix) Forms a verb from a noun.
Usage notes
Person | Back vowel |
Front vowel | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
unrounded | rounded | |||
én | 1st person singular | -ok | -ek | -ök |
-ik verbs (optional) | -om | -em | -öm | |
te | 2nd person singular | -sz | ||
after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -asz | -esz | ||
after s, sz, z, dz | -ol | -el | -öl | |
ő maga ön |
3rd person singular | – | ||
-ik verbs | -ik | |||
mi | 1st person plural | -unk | -ünk | |
ti | 2nd person plural | -tok | -tek | -tök |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -otok | -etek | -ötök | |
ők maguk önök |
3rd person plural | -nak | -nek | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -anak | -enek | ||
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing. |
- (personal suffix) Variants:
- -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below
- -asz added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- -esz added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- -ol added to back-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- -el added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- -öl added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
- -l is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final long vowels may shorten, e.g. ű → ü.
- -ol is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -al is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -el is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öl is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -ál is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -zik/-ozik/-azik/-ezik/-özik.
Derived terms
See also
- Category:Hungarian verb forms
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Norwegian Bokmål
Suffix
-ol m
- used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.
Derived terms
References
- “-ol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “-ol_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “-ol_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Suffix
-ol m
- used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.
Derived terms
References
- “-ol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-ul, *-il, from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz, *-ilaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ol/
Suffix
-ol
- Used to form suffixes (usually from verbs) denoting inclination or tendency toward (compare English -ative)
- apt to, able to
- meagol ― mighty, impressive; earnest; capable, possible
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɔl
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-oľь
Suffix
-ol m pers
- forms derogatory masculine nouns referring to people
Declension
Etymology 2
Internationalism; compare English -ol, ultimately from alkohol.
Suffix
-ol m inan
- (organic chemistry) forms names of alcohols
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔw/ [ˈɔʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔl/ [ˈɔɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.li/
Suffix
-ol
- (chemistry) -ol (forms names of alcohols)
- etanol ― ethanol
- O 1,2-dimetilciclopentan-1-ol tem fórmula molecular C7H14O.
- 1,2-dimethylcyclopentan-1-ol has the molecular formula C7H14O.
Derived terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔl/
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh -awl, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọl, from Proto-Celtic *-ālos, reinforced by Latin -ālis.[1]
Suffix
-ol m (adjectival suffix, plural -olion)
- adjectival suffix
- arian (“money”) + -ol → ariannol (“financial”)
- proffesiwn (“profession”) + -ol → proffesiynol (“professional”)
- cychwyn (“to start”) + -ol → cychwynnol (“initial”)
- iachus (“healthy”) + -ol → iachusol (“health-giving, health-promoting”)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Shortened from alcohol.
Suffix
-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -olau)
- (organic chemistry) -ol (suffix denoting an alcohol or phenol)