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ole

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Olekha.

Symbol

ole

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Olekha.

See also

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish olé.

Pronunciation

Interjection

ole

  1. An interjection used to stir up excitement.
    • 1979, The Boomtown Rats, “Nothing Happened Today”, in The Fine Art of Surfacing:
      Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!" / She said "That's a Spanish word." / And he said "O.K., can't tell the difference these days."

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

ole (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of old.
    D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?
Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish oler (“to smell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈle/, [oˈle]
  • Hyphenation: o‧le

Verb

olé

  1. to smell

Conjugation

More information tense, infinitive ...

Estonian

Verb

ole

  1. present indicative connegative of olema
  2. second-person singular imperative of olema

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoleˣ/, [ˈo̞le̞(ʔ)]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ole
  • Syllabification(key): o‧le
  • Hyphenation(key): ole

Verb

ole

  1. inflection of olla:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. second-person singular imperative connegative

Anagrams

Franco-Provençal

Noun

ole (plural ole) (Beaujolais, Graphie de Conflans)

  1. Alternative form of âla (“wing”) documented in the following location(s): Belleroche

Friulian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ōlla.

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

ole f (plural olis)

  1. earthen jar
  2. cooking pot

Isoko

Noun

ole (plural ile)

  1. song

Laboya

Noun

ole

  1. friend
    Synonym: oda

References

  • Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ole”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75

Latin

Verb

olē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of oleō

Laz

Noun

ole

  1. Latin spelling of ოლე (ole)

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

ole

  1. alternative form of hol (“healthy, whole”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ole

  1. alternative form of hole (“hole”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ole

  1. alternative form of oile (“oil”)

Etymology 4

Adjective

ole

  1. alternative form of old (“old”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈole/

Verb

olẹ

  1. inflection of ollit:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. imperative connegative

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

ole m

  1. alternative form of ele

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish oler.

Verb

ole

  1. to smell

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ole.

Interjection

ole

  1. ole

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈole/ [ˈo.le]
  • Rhymes: -ole
  • Syllabification: o‧le

Interjection

ole

  1. alternative form of olé

Further reading

Volapük

Pronoun

ole

  1. (dative singular of ol) to you (where the "you" is singular)
    • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 19:
      If laboböv moni, remoböv ole buki at.
      If I had money, I would buy this book for you.

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Compare with Itsekiri olè, ultimately a Proto-Edekiri innovation, see Proto-Edekiri *o-lè, which likely displaced *ó-jí (“thief”)

Pronunciation

Noun

olè

  1. thief
    Synonyms: jàgùdà, ọlọ́sà
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

òlé

  1. (Ekiti) the tree Canarium schweinfurthii
Usage notes

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