bolha
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Proto-Slavic *blъxa.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbolɦɒ]
- Hyphenation: bol‧ha
- Rhymes: -hɒ
Noun
bolha (plural bolhák)
- flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bolha | bolhák |
| accusative | bolhát | bolhákat |
| dative | bolhának | bolháknak |
| instrumental | bolhával | bolhákkal |
| causal-final | bolháért | bolhákért |
| translative | bolhává | bolhákká |
| terminative | bolháig | bolhákig |
| essive-formal | bolhaként | bolhákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | bolhában | bolhákban |
| superessive | bolhán | bolhákon |
| adessive | bolhánál | bolháknál |
| illative | bolhába | bolhákba |
| sublative | bolhára | bolhákra |
| allative | bolhához | bolhákhoz |
| elative | bolhából | bolhákból |
| delative | bolháról | bolhákról |
| ablative | bolhától | bolháktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
bolháé | bolháké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
bolháéi | bolhákéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | bolhám | bolháim |
| 2nd person sing. | bolhád | bolháid |
| 3rd person sing. | bolhája | bolhái |
| 1st person plural | bolhánk | bolháink |
| 2nd person plural | bolhátok | bolháitok |
| 3rd person plural | bolhájuk | bolháik |
Derived terms
- bolhás
- bolhászkodik
- bolház
Compound words
- bolhacsípés
- bolhafészek
- bolhapiac
- vízibolha
References
- ^ bolha in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Further reading
- bolha in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- bolha in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- bôlha (obsolete)
- boilha (misspelling)
Etymology
From Latin bulla.[1][2] Doublet of bola and bula.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ʎɐ/, /ˈboj.ʎɐ/ [ˈboɪ̯.ʎɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ʎa/, /ˈboj.ʎa/ [ˈboɪ̯.ʎa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ʎɐ/, /ˈboj.ʎɐ/
- Rhymes: -oʎɐ
- Hyphenation: bo‧lha
Noun
bolha f (plural bolhas)
- bubble (a spherical volume of contained fluid)
- (economics) bubble (period of intense speculation in a market)
- (figurative) bubble (environment in which one is immersed)
Derived terms
- bolhinha (diminutive)
- bolhona (augmentative)
- bolhão
Related terms
Adjective
bolha (invariable)
Noun
bolha m or f by sense (plural bolhas)
- (Brazil, slang) a lame or pathetic person
References
- ^ “bolha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “bolha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔ̀ːʋxa/
Noun
bółha f
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | bôlha | ||
| gen. sing. | bôlhe | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
bôlha | bôlhi | bôlhe |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
bôlhe | bôlh | bôlh |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
bôlhi | bôlhama | bôlham |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
bôlho | bôlhi | bôlhe |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
bôlhi | bôlhah | bôlhah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
bôlho | bôlhama | bôlhami |
| Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | bôlha | ||
| gen. sing. | bolhé | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
bôlha | bolhé | bolhé |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
bolhé | bolhá | bolhá |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
bôlhi | bolháma | bolhàm |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
bolhó | bolhé | bolhé |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
bôlhi | bolhàh | bolhàh |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
bolhó | bolháma | bolhámi |