bolada

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish volada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bolada/ [bo.la.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada, -a
• Hyphenation: bo‧la‧da

Noun

bolada inan

1. gust

Declension

Declension of bolada (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	bolada	bolada	boladak	boladok
ergative	boladak	boladak	boladek	boladok
dative	boladari	boladari	boladei	boladoi
genitive	boladaren	boladaren	boladen	boladon
comitative	boladarekin	boladarekin	boladekin	boladokin
causative	boladarengatik	boladarengatik	boladengatik	boladongatik
benefactive	boladarentzat	boladarentzat	boladentzat	boladontzat
instrumental	boladaz	boladaz	boladez	boladotaz
innesive	boladatan	boladan	boladetan	boladotan
locative	boladatako	boladako	boladetako	boladotako
allative	boladatara	boladara	boladetara	boladotara
terminative	boladataraino	boladaraino	boladetaraino	boladotaraino
directive	boladatarantz	boladarantz	boladetarantz	boladotarantz
destinative	boladatarako	boladarako	boladetarako	boladotarako
ablative	boladatatik	boladatik	boladetatik	boladotatik
partitive	boladarik	—	—	—
prolative	boladatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• boladaka
• boladan (“trendy”)
• boladaz
• haize-bolada (“windgust”)

Further reading

• “bolada”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “bolada”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Portuguese

Etymology

From bola +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈla.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈla.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈla.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈla.dɐ/ [buˈla.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: bo‧la‧da

Noun

bolada f (plural boladas)

1. a blow with a ball
2. jackpot (accumulating money prize pool)

   Synonyms: bolo, bolão

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From bola +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈlada/ [boˈla.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: bo‧la‧da

Noun

bolada f (plural boladas)

1. strike of, or with, a ball
2. lucky break
3. opportune moment
4. fib; lie

Further reading

• “bolada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Anagrams

• balado