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See also: úll, -ull, and 'ull

Translingual

Symbol

ull

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

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic *okelos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see). Compare Occitan uèlh, French œil, Spanish ojo, Portuguese olho, Italian occhio. Doublet of òcul, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

Noun

ull m (plural ulls)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Derived terms

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (wool).

Pronunciation

Noun

ull f (genitive singular ullar, plural ullir)

  1. wool
    (seyða) ull er Føroya gull
    the wool (of the sheep) is the gold of the Faroes

Declension

More information f2, singular ...

Derived terms

  • angoraull
  • seyðaull

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Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (wool).

Pronunciation

Noun

ull f (genitive singular ullar, no plural)

  1. wool
Declension
More information singular, indefinite ...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Deverbal from ulla (stick one's tongue out).

Pronunciation

Noun

ull n (genitive singular ulls, no plural)

  1. (informal) the act of sticking one's tongue out
Declension
More information singular, indefinite ...

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Livonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *hullu.

Adjective

ull

  1. wild
  2. mad

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ulka-.

Alternative forms

  • (Courland) uļļi

Adverb

ull

  1. outside

Etymology 3

From Proto-Finnic *ulvodak. Cognate with Finnish ulvoa.

Alternative forms

  • (Courland) u'llõ

Verb

ull

  1. howl

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō.

Noun

ull f or m (definite singular ulla or ullen, uncountable)

  1. wool

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō f, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ f. Cognates include Danish uld, English wool, German Wolle, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla), Ancient Greek λῆνος (lênos), Irish olann, Latin lāna, Lithuanian vi̇̀lna, Polish wełna, Russian волна (volna), Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā).

Noun

ull f (definite singular ulla, uncountable)

  1. wool

Derived terms

  • alpakkaull
  • angoraull
  • av same ulla
  • bomull
  • halvull
  • heilull
  • kamelull
  • kamull
  • kapokull
  • kasjmirull
  • lammeull
  • merinoull
  • mineralull
  • mykje skrik og lite ull
  • myrull
  • rayonull
  • saueull
  • steinull
  • stålull
  • treull
  • ull-longs
  • ull-lus
  • ullan
  • ullape
  • ullbukse
  • ulldott
  • ullfeitt
  • ullgarn
  • ullgenser
  • ullgrå
  • ullhespe
  • ullhespel
  • ullhose
  • ullhund
  • ullhår
  • ulljakke
  • ulljumper
  • ullkarde
  • ullkjole
  • ullklede
  • ullklut
  • ullkorg
  • ullkrepp
  • ullkvit
  • ullmus
  • ullplagg
  • ullrotte
  • ullrøyve
  • ullsekk
  • ullsjal
  • ullskaut
  • ullskjorte
  • ullsky
  • ullsokk
  • ullspinneri
  • ullstakk
  • ullstoff
  • ullstrikk
  • ullstrømpe
  • ullteppe
  • ulltrøye
  • ulltråd
  • ulltøy
  • ullundertøy
  • ullurt
  • ullvante
  • ullvare
  • ullvoks
  • ullvoren
  • ullvott
  • vinterull
  • vårull

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wullō, whence also Old English wull (English wool), Old Frisian wolle, Old High German wolla (German Wolle), Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla).

Noun

ull f (genitive ullar)

  1. wool

Declension

More information feminine, singular ...

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ull f
  • Faroese: ull f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ull f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ull m or f
  • Swedish: ull c
  • Danish: uld c

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “ull”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɵlː/
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Noun

ull c

  1. wool; hair of sheep

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Derived terms

Further reading

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