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jól

jól

See also: jol and jöl

Faroese

Noun

jól n pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural jóla)

  1. Christmas
  2. Yule

Declension

n3p Plural
Indefinite Definite
Nominative jól jólini
Accusative jól jólini
Dative jólum jólunum
Genitive jóla jólanna

Hungarian

Etymology

A lexicalized inflected form of (good) + -l (adverb of manner suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjoːl]

Adverb

jól (comparative jobban, superlative legjobban)

  1. well, fine
    A: Hogy vagy? B: Köszönöm, jól. ― A: How are you? B: Fine, thank you.

Derived terms

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References

  1. Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6
  2. Eőry Vilma, Értelmező szótár+. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2007, ISBN 978 963 7094 71 2

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yekə- (joke, play).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jouːl/
    Rhymes: -ouːl

Noun

jól n pl (plurale tantum)

  1. Christmas, Noel
  2. Yule

Declension

Derived terms

References


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yekə- (joke, play).

Noun

jól n pl (genitive jóla)

  1. yule, midwinter season