ull
Translingual
Symbol
ull
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Ullatan terms
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic *okelos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Compare Occitan uèlh, French œil, Spanish ojo, Portuguese olho, Italian occhio. Doublet of òcul, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
ull m (plural ulls)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ull”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “ull” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊtl/
Noun
ull f (genitive singular ullar, plural ullir)
Declension
f2 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ull | ullin | ullir | ullirnar |
accusative | ull | ullina | ullir | ullirnar |
dative | ull | ullini | ullum | ullunum |
genitive | ullar | ullarinnar | ulla | ullanna |
Derived terms
- angoraull
- seyðaull
See also
Icelandic
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʏtl/
- Rhymes: -ʏtl
Noun
ull f (genitive singular ullar, no plural)
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ull | ullin |
accusative | ull | ullina |
dative | ull | ullinni |
genitive | ullar | ullarinnar |
Derived terms
- glerull
- stálull
- steinull
Etymology 2
Deverbal from ulla (“stick one's tongue out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʏlː/
- Rhymes: -ʏlː
Noun
ull n (genitive singular ulls, no plural)
- (informal) the act of sticking one's tongue out
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ull | ullið |
accusative | ull | ullið |
dative | ulli | ullinu |
genitive | ulls | ullsins |
See also
Livonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *hullu.
Adjective
ull
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ulka-.
Alternative forms
- (Courland) uļļi
Adverb
ull
Etymology 3
From Proto-Finnic *ulvodak. Cognate with Finnish ulvoa.
Alternative forms
- (Courland) u'llõ
Verb
ull
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō.
Noun
ull f or m (definite singular ulla or ullen, uncountable)
Derived terms
- stålull m or f
References
- “ull” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- oill (dialectal, Trøndelag)
Etymology
From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō f, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ f. Cognates include Danish uld, English wool, German Wolle, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla), Ancient Greek λῆνος (lênos), Irish olann, Latin lāna, Lithuanian vi̇̀lna, Polish wełna, Russian волна (volna), Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā).
Noun
ull f (definite singular ulla, uncountable)
Derived terms
- alpakkaull
- angoraull
- av same ulla
- bomull
- halvull
- heilull
- kamelull
- kamull
- kapokull
- kasjmirull
- lammeull
- merinoull
- mineralull
- mykje skrik og lite ull
- myrull
- rayonull
- saueull
- steinull
- stålull
- treull
- ull-longs
- ull-lus
- ullan
- ullape
- ullbukse
- ulldott
- ullfeitt
- ullgarn
- ullgenser
- ullgrå
- ullhespe
- ullhespel
- ullhose
- ullhund
- ullhår
- ulljakke
- ulljumper
- ullkarde
- ullkjole
- ullklede
- ullklut
- ullkorg
- ullkrepp
- ullkvit
- ullmus
- ullplagg
- ullrotte
- ullrøyve
- ullsekk
- ullsjal
- ullskaut
- ullskjorte
- ullsky
- ullsokk
- ullspinneri
- ullstakk
- ullstoff
- ullstrikk
- ullstrømpe
- ullteppe
- ulltrøye
- ulltråd
- ulltøy
- ullundertøy
- ullurt
- ullvante
- ullvare
- ullvoks
- ullvoren
- ullvott
- vinterull
- vårull
Related terms
References
- “ull” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wullō, whence also Old English wull (English wool), Old Frisian wolle, Old High German wolla (German Wolle), Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla).
Noun
ull f (genitive ullar)
Declension
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ull | ullin | ullar | ullarnar |
accusative | ull | ullina | ullar | ullarnar |
dative | ull, ullu | ullinni, ullunni | ullum | ullunum |
genitive | ullar | ullarinnar | ulla | ullanna |
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ull”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɵlː/
Audio: (file)
Noun
ull c
- wool; hair of sheep
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | ull | ulls |
definite | ullen | ullens | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Derived terms
Further reading
- ull in Svensk ordbok.