bolla

See also: Bolla and bòlla

Albanian

Noun

bolla

1. inflection of bollë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbo.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbo.ʎa]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin bulla. Doublet of butlla and bola.

Noun

bolla f (plural bolles)

1. stamp, seal

Synonyms

• (official seal): butlla

Derived terms

• bollar

Further reading

• “bolla”, 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

Etymology 2

Verb

bolla

1. inflection of bollar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbolːɑ/, [ˈbo̞lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): bol‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): bol‧la

Noun

bolla (slang)

1. alternative form of polla (“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 bollain rare
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
abessive		bollatta	bollitta
instructive		—	bollin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bolla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bollani bollani accusative nom. bollani bollani gen. bollani genitive bollani bollieni bollaini rare partitive bollaani bolliani inessive bollassani bollissani elative bollastani bollistani illative bollaani bolliini adessive bollallani bollillani ablative bollaltani bolliltani allative bollalleni bollilleni essive bollanani bollinani translative bollakseni bollikseni abessive bollattani bollittani instructive — — comitative — bollineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bollasi bollasi accusative nom. bollasi bollasi gen. bollasi genitive bollasi bolliesi bollaisi rare partitive bollaasi bolliasi inessive bollassasi bollissasi elative bollastasi bollistasi illative bollaasi bolliisi adessive bollallasi bollillasi ablative bollaltasi bolliltasi allative bollallesi bollillesi essive bollanasi bollinasi translative bollaksesi bolliksesi abessive bollattasi bollittasi instructive — — comitative — bollinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bollamme bollamme accusative nom. bollamme bollamme gen. bollamme genitive bollamme bolliemme bollaimme rare partitive bollaamme bolliamme inessive bollassamme bollissamme elative bollastamme bollistamme illative bollaamme bolliimme adessive bollallamme bollillamme ablative bollaltamme bolliltamme allative bollallemme bollillemme essive bollanamme bollinamme translative bollaksemme bolliksemme abessive bollattamme bollittamme instructive — — comitative — bollinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bollanne bollanne accusative nom. bollanne bollanne gen. bollanne genitive bollanne bollienne bollainne rare partitive bollaanne bollianne inessive bollassanne bollissanne elative bollastanne bollistanne illative bollaanne bolliinne adessive bollallanne bollillanne ablative bollaltanne bolliltanne allative bollallenne bollillenne essive bollananne bollinanne translative bollaksenne bolliksenne abessive bollattanne bollittanne instructive — — comitative — bollinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bollansa bollansa accusative nom. bollansa bollansa gen. bollansa genitive bollansa bolliensa bollainsa rare partitive bollaansa bolliaan bolliansa inessive bollassaan bollassansa bollissaan bollissansa elative bollastaan bollastansa bollistaan bollistansa illative bollaansa bolliinsa adessive bollallaan bollallansa bollillaan bollillansa ablative bollaltaan bollaltansa bolliltaan bolliltansa allative bollalleen bollallensa bollilleen bollillensa essive bollanaan bollanansa bollinaan bollinansa translative bollakseen bollaksensa bollikseen bolliksensa abessive bollattaan bollattansa bollittaan bollittansa instructive — — comitative — bollineen bollinensa

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From the same source as bolli (“drinking cup, bowl”), similar to Danish bolle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlːa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• 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 (a mix of alcohol, fruit, and fruit juice, served in a large bowl)
5. (colloquial, derogatory) a fat person; fatso, tubby

Declension

Declension of bolla (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bolla	bollan	bollur	bollurnar
accusative	bollu	bolluna	bollur	bollurnar
dative	bollu	bollunni	bollum	bollunum
genitive	bollu	bollunnar	bolla	bollanna

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

bolla – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að bolla
supine sagnbót		bollað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bollandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	bolla	bollaði		bolli	bollaði
	þú	bollar	bollaðir		bollir	bollaðir
	hann, hún, það	bollar	bollaði		bolli	bollaði
plural	við	bollum	bolluðum		bollum	bolluðum
	þið	bollið	bolluðuð		bollið	bolluðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	bolla	bolluðu		bolli	bolluðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	bolla (þú), bollaðu
plural	þið	bollið (þið), bolliði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bollast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að bollast
supine sagnbót		bollast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bollandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	bollast	bollaðist		bollist	bollaðist
	þú	bollast	bollaðist		bollist	bollaðist
	hann, hún, það	bollast	bollaðist		bollist	bollaðist
plural	við	bollumst	bolluðumst		bollumst	bolluðumst
	þið	bollist	bolluðust		bollist	bolluðust
	þeir, þær, þau	bollast	bolluðust		bollist	bolluðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	bollast (þú), bollastu
plural	þið	bollist (þið), bollisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bollaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bollaður	bolluð	bollað	bollaðir	bollaðar	bolluð
accusative (þolfall)	bollaðan	bollaða	bollað	bollaða	bollaðar	bolluð
dative (þágufall)	bolluðum	bollaðri	bolluðu	bolluðum	bolluðum	bolluðum
genitive (eignarfall)	bollaðs	bollaðrar	bollaðs	bollaðra	bollaðra	bollaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bollaði	bollaða	bollaða	bolluðu	bolluðu	bolluðu
accusative (þolfall)	bollaða	bolluðu	bollaða	bolluðu	bolluðu	bolluðu
dative (þágufall)	bollaða	bolluðu	bollaða	bolluðu	bolluðu	bolluðu
genitive (eignarfall)	bollaða	bolluðu	bollaða	bolluðu	bolluðu	bolluðu

Derived terms

• bolludagur
• fiskibolla
• kjötbolla

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

Etymology

From English bowl.

Noun

bolla m (genitive singular bolla, nominative plural bollaí)

1. (sports) bowl

Declension

Declension of bolla (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bolla bollaí vocative a bholla a bhollaí genitive bolla bollaí dative bolla bollaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bolla na bollaí genitive an bholla na mbollaí dative leis an mbolla don bholla leis na bollaí

Derived terms

• bolla cloiche (“casting-stone”)

Related terms

• bollán m (“large round stone, boulder”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bolla

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bolla	bholla	mbolla

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bolla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbol.la/
• Rhymes: -olla
• Hyphenation: ból‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin bulla.

Noun

bolla f (plural bolle)

1. bubble
2. blister

   Synonym: vescica

3. papal bull; seal
4. bill; note (paper money)

Derived terms

• bolletta

Etymology 2

Verb

bolla

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

Etymology 3

Verb

bolla

1. inflection of bollire:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• ballo, ballò

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bullô. Cognate with Middle Dutch bolle (Dutch bol), Old Norse bolli, Old High German bolla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbol.lɑ/, [ˈboɫ.ɫɑ]

Noun

bolla m (nominative plural bollan)

1. bowl

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	bolla	bollan
accusative	bollan	bollan
genitive	bollan	bollena
dative	bollan	bollum

Descendants

• Middle English: bolle
  • English: bowl
  • Scots: boll, bow, (?) bowie
  • → Proto-Brythonic:
    • Breton: bolenn
    • Welsh: powlen
  • → Middle French: bolle
    • French: bol
      • → Catalan: bol
      • → Greek: μπολ (bol)

Swedish

Etymology

boll (“ball”) +‎ -a

Verb

bolla (present bollar, preterite bollade, supine bollat, imperative bolla)

1. to play with a ball (for example by bouncing it)
2. (figuratively) to pass something over or between

   bolla över frågan till någon

   turn the question over to someone

   bolla idéer

   bounce ideas

3. (figuratively) to juggle (numbers or the like)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bolla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	bolla		bollas
supine	bollat		bollats
imperative	bolla		—
imper. plural1	bollen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bollar	bollade	bollas	bollades
ind. plural1	bolla	bollade	bollas	bollades
subjunctive2	bolle	bollade	bolles	bollades
present participle		bollande
past participle		bollad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• bollplank

References

• bolla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bolla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bolla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)