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bolla

bolla

Finnish

Alternative forms

Noun

bolla

  1. (slang) head

Declension

Inflection of bolla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative bolla bollat
genitive bollan bollien
partitive bollaa bollia
illative bollaan bolliin
singular plural
nominative bolla bollat
accusative nom. bolla bollat
gen. bollan
genitive bollan bollien
bollainrare
partitive bollaa bollia
inessive bollassa bollissa
elative bollasta bollista
illative bollaan bolliin
adessive bollalla bollilla
ablative bollalta bollilta
allative bollalle bollille
essive bollana bollina
translative bollaksi bolliksi
instructive bollin
abessive bollatta bollitta
comitative bollineen

Icelandic

Bollur.
Bolla.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔlːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlːa

Noun

bolla f (genitive singular bollu, nominative plural bollur)

  1. bun, roll (round bread)
  2. (specifically) a bun of the type eaten on bolludagur, with cream and jam in between halves, and sometimes with chocolate on top
  3. a ball made from minced meat, fish, etc.; meatball, fishball
  4. punch (mixed alcoholic drink with fruit juice)
  5. (slang, pejorative) a fat person; fatso, tubby
Declension

Derived terms

Interjection

bolla!

  1. an exclamation that children shout on bolludagur while spanking their parents to demand buns

Verb

bolla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bollaði, supine bollað)

  1. on bolludagur (Shrove Monday), to spank someone (shouting bolla! bolla! bolla! for every hit), to get a bun (bolla) for each hit (usually done by children to their parents, using specially made decorated paddles)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See bolli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔtla/
    Rhymes: -ɔtla

Noun

bolla

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bolli
  2. indefinite dative singular of bolli
  3. indefinite genitive singular of bolli
  4. indefinite accusative plural of bolli
  5. indefinite genitive plural of bolli

Irish

Noun

bolla m (genitive singular bolla, nominative plural bollaí)

  1. (sports) bowl

Declension

Derived terms

  • bolla cloiche (casting-stone)

Related terms

  • bollán m (large round stone, boulder)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bolla bholla mbolla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Italian

Etymology

From Latin bulla.

Noun

bolla f (plural bolle)

  1. bubble; blister
  2. bull (e.g. Papal); seal
  3. bill; note (paper money)

Verb

bolla

  1. third-person singular present indicative of bollare
  2. second-person singular imperative of bollare

Verb

bolla

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of bollire
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of bollire
  3. third-person singular present subjunctive of bollire
  4. third-person singular present imperative of bollire

Anagrams


Old English

Noun

bolla m (nominative plural bollan)

  1. bowl

Declension

Descendants