-ol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɒl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɔl/, /ɑl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Etymology 1

Shortened from alcohol.

Suffix

-ol

1. (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol.

Derived terms

• aldol
• amidol
• benzol
• butanol
• calciferol
• carbinol
• catechol
• citronellol
• cortisol
• creosol
• cresol
• diol
• enol
• estradiol
• estriol
• ethambutol
• ethanol
• geraniol
• glycerol
• glycol
• gossypol
• guaiacol
• inositol
• linalool
• mannitol
• menthol
• methanol
• nerol
• phenol
• phytol
• propanol
• pyrogallol
• retinol
• sorbitol
• sterol
• terpineol
• thiol
• toluol
• triol
• xylitol

Translations

-OH group

Catalan: -ol (ca) m Danish: -ol Dutch: -ol (nl) German: -ol (de) Polish: -ol m Portuguese: -ol m Spanish: -ol (es) m Swedish: -ol (sv) Welsh: -ol (cy) m

Etymology 2

From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).

Suffix

-ol

1. Indicating an oily substance

Derived terms

• benzol
• eugenol
• urushiol
• xylol
• menthol

Anagrams

• 'lo, LO, Lo, lo

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɔl]

Etymology 1

Shortened from alcohol.

Suffix

-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)

1. (chemistry) -ol

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin -olus.

Suffix

-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)

1. forms diminutives

   ‎puig (“hill”) + ‎-ol → ‎pujol (“hillock”)

2. forms nouns indicating a type of something

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ol

abellerol

arítjol

borrissol

bosquerol

bunyol

catúfol

cimerol

cirerol

estanyol

esteperol

estiverol

fumerol

llépol

marejol

nínxol

pallol

perol

pujol

rierol

roquerol

rovellol

tercerol

terrerol

vidriol

Danish

Suffix

-ol

1. (organic chemistry) -ol

Derived terms

Category Danish terms suffixed with -ol not found

See also

• hydroxy-

Dutch

Etymology

From alcohol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔl/

• Audio:

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Suffix

-ol

1. (organic chemistry) -ol

Synonyms

• hydroxy-

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ol

ethanol

methanol

urushiol

French

Etymology

From alcool.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔl/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Suffix

-ol

1. (chemistry) -ol

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ol

cévenol

cuménol

eucalyptol

Guignol

guignolet

tétraol

thymol

Hungarian

Etymology

From -o- (linking vowel) +‎ -l.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ol]

Suffix

-ol

2. (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

   ‎olvas (“to read”) + ‎-ol → ‎olvasol (“you read, you are reading”)

   Mit olvasol? ― What are you reading?

4. (verb-forming suffix) Forms a verb from a noun.

   ‎titok (“secret”) + ‎-ol → ‎titkol (“to keep [something] a secret”)

Usage notes

    Present tense indefinite – personal suffixes

Person		Back     vowel	Front vowel
			unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-ok	-ek	-ök
	-ik verbs (optional)	-om	-em	-öm
te	2nd person singular	-sz
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-asz	-esz
	after s, sz, z, dz	-ol	-el	-öl
ő maga ön	3rd person singular	–
	-ik verbs	-ik
mi	1st person plural	-unk	-ünk
ti	2nd person plural	-tok	-tek	-tök
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-otok	-etek	-ötök
ők maguk önök	3rd person plural	-nak	-nek
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anak	-enek
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below

  ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-sz → ‎vársz (“you wait, you are waiting”)

  -asz added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  ‎hall (“to hear”) + ‎-asz → ‎hallasz (“you hear, you are hearing”)

  ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-asz → ‎tanítasz (“you teach, you are teaching”)

  -esz added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  ‎dönt (“to decide”) + ‎-esz → ‎döntesz (“you decide, you are deciding”)

  ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-esz → ‎segítesz (“you help, you are helping”)

  -ol added to back-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  ‎olvas (“to read”) + ‎-ol → ‎olvasol (“you read, you are reading”)

  -el added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  ‎vesz (“to buy”) + ‎-el → ‎veszel (“you buy, you are buying”)

  -öl added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  ‎főz (“to cook”) + ‎-öl → ‎főzöl (“you cook, you are cooking”)

• (verb-forming suffix) Variants:

  -l is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final long vowels may shorten, e.g. ű → ü.

  -ol is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -al is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -el is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öl is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ál is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant

Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -zik/-ozik/-azik/-ezik/-özik.

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ol

abcúgol

abriktol

adagol

araszol

ábrázol

ácsol

ápol

befolyásol

birtokol

blattol

blogol

blokkol

bokszol

bókol

buborékol

bugyborékol

burkol

cáfol

cirkuszol

csahol

csapol

csatol

csomagol

csókol

csutakol

dacol

dalol

dobol

doxol

drukkol

durmol

dúcol

farol

forgácsol

gányol

gátol

gázol

gondol

guggol

gúnyol

gyakorol

gyalogol

gyászol

gyilkol

hajol

hangol

hantol

happol

harácsol

harcol

határol

hántol

hiányol

horgol

horkol

hódol

igazol

indokol

javasol

jósol

kalauzol

kampányol

karcol

karmol

karol

kaszabol

kifogásol

klappol

kolbászol

kortyol

koszol

kotkodácsol

kovácsol

kóborol

kódol

kóstol

kukorékol

kuruttyol

lakol

landol

lapátol

latol

lájkol

lébecol

locsol

lovagol

markol

mángorol

másol

méltányol

nagyzol

okol

orrol

orvosol

ostromol

padol

palástol

papol

parancsol

parkol

passzol

pazarol

pácol

pánikol

párol

photoshoppol

posztol

pucol

rabol

rajzol

robotol

rongyol

saccol

skalpol

smakkol

snóderol

sokkol

sorol

sorsol

sportol

spórol

stírol

stoppol

szagol

számol

szimatol

szótagol

sztrájkol

tagol

tanácsol

tankol

tarol

tájol

tákol

táncol

tárol

tékozol

titkol

tolmácsol

tombol

torol

trónol

udvarol

vakol

válaszol

vándorol

vásárol

vázol

voksol

vonszol

zarándokol

záradékol

zárol

zsákmányol

zsúfol

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Norwegian Bokmål

Suffix

-ol m

1. used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -ol

mentol

References

• “-ol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “-ol_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “-ol_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Suffix

-ol m

1. used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -ol

mentol

References

• “-ol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• -ul
• -el

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ul, *-il, from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz, *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ol/

Suffix

-ol

1. Used to form suffixes (usually from verbs) denoting inclination or tendency toward (compare English -ative)

   sprecol ― talkative

   nǣmel ― receptive

   hetol ― hostile

2. apt to, able to

   meagol ― mighty, impressive; earnest; capable, possible

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Syllabification: -ol

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-oľь

Polish -ol

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-oľь

Suffix

-ol m pers

1. forms derogatory masculine nouns referring to people

Declension

Declension of -ol

	singular	plural
nominative	-ol	-ole
genitive	-ola	-oli
dative	-olowi	-olom
accusative	-ola	-oli
instrumental	-olem	-olami
locative	-olu	-olach
vocative	-olu	-ole

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)der.

Polish alkohol

Polish -ol

Internationalism; compare English -ol, ultimately from alkohol.

Suffix

-ol m inan

1. (organic chemistry) forms names of alcohols

Declension

Declension of -ol

	singular	plural
nominative	-ol	-ole
genitive	-olu	-oli
dative	-olowi	-olom
accusative	-ol	-ole
instrumental	-olem	-olami
locative	-olu	-olach
vocative	-olu	-ole

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ol

absyntol

angol

Angol

babol

benzol

bogol

Brytol

brzuchol

butanol

chinol

etanol

fizol

głupol

jabol

jugol

kibol

korbol

krejzol

łysol

Margol

merol

mugol

naziol

patol

pornol

psychol

robol

Rudol

Rybol

schizol

tranzol

Zembol

złol

zwyrol

żabol

Further reading

• -ol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔw/ [ˈɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔl/ [ˈɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔl/ [ˈɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.li/

Suffix

-ol

1. (chemistry) -ol (forms names of alcohols)

   etanol ― ethanol

   O 1,2-dimetilciclopentan-1-ol tem fórmula molecular C₇H₁₄O.

   1,2-dimethylcyclopentan-1-ol has the molecular formula C₇H₁₄O.

2. forms nouns

   ‎besteira + ‎-ol → ‎besteirol

   ‎cera + ‎-ol → ‎cerol

   ‎urina + ‎-ol → ‎urinol

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ol

besteirol

butanol

cerol

cortisol

diol

etanol

metanol

propanol

reinol

semancol

urinol

Further reading

• “-ol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “-ol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025