jolle

See also: Jolle

Danish

Etymology

From Low German jolle, from Middle Low German jolle, possibly ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (tube), see also Lithuanian aulas, Norwegian aul, Hittite [script needed] (auli-, tube-shaped organ in the neck), Albanian hollë, Latin alvus.[1]

Compare with German Jolle and Dutch jol.

Noun

jolle c (singular definite jollen, plural indefinite joller)

  1. dinghy

Inflection

Declension of jolle
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jolle jollen joller jollerne
genitive jolles jollens jollers jollernes

Verb

jolle (imperative jol, infinitive at jolle, present tense joller, past tense jollede, perfect tense har jollet)

  1. roll (sides of the boat going up and down)

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “205”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 205

Finnish

Pronoun

jolle

  1. allative singular of joka

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German jolle; compare with German Jolle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jolle f or m (definite singular jolla or jollen, indefinite plural joller, definite plural jollene)

  1. a dinghy

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German jolle; compare with German Jolle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²jɔlːə/

Noun

jolle f (definite singular jolla, indefinite plural joller, definite plural jollene)

jolle m (definite singular jollen, indefinite plural jollar, definite plural jollane)

  1. a dinghy

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Russenorsk: ёла (jola)

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (Sweden) IPA(key): /ˈjɔˌlːɛ/

Etymology 1

Attested since 1529, from Low German jolle, from Middle Low German jolle, possibly ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (tube), see also Lithuanian aulas, Norwegian aul, Hittite [script needed] (auli-, tube-shaped organ in the neck), Albanian hollë, Latin alvus.

Noun

jolle c

  1. a dinghy
    Skeppet hade en liten jolle som livbåt i aktern
    The ship had a small dinghy in the stern that was used as a life boat
    Jag seglade jolle som liten
    I sailed dinghies as kid
    Han tog jollen ut till ön
    He took the dinghy out to the island
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Derived from joint. Compare with joppe.

Noun

jolle c

  1. (slang) a joint (marijuana cigarette)
    Synonyms: joint, joppe
    Skicka hit jollen, kompis
    Pass the joint, dude
Declension

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