baula

Catalan

Etymology

From balda.

Pronunciation

Noun

baula f (plural baules)

  1. link (in a chain)

Further reading

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpøyːla/
    Rhymes: -øyːla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse baula.

Verb

baula (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative baulaði, supine baulað)

  1. (of a cow) to moo, to low
  2. to make a loud (deep) noise; to bellow
Derived terms

Noun

baula f (genitive singular baulu, nominative plural baulur)

  1. (colloquial) cow
  2. the hyoid of a cod (or similar fish)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Danish bøjle, from an older bøgel, ultimately from the root of beygja (to bend, curve). Related to Norwegian Nynorsk bøygjel, Swedish bögel.

Noun

baula f (genitive singular baulu, nominative plural baulur)

  1. U-bolt
  2. (music) crook (length of tubing used to tune brass instruments)
  3. (music) barrel (part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint)
Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

Verb

baula

  1. to bellow

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Danish: bøle
  • Icelandic: baula
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: baula
  • Swedish: böla

References

Spanish

Noun

baula f (plural baulas)

  1. leatherback (species of sea turtle)
    Synonym: tora (Honduras, Nicaragua)

Further reading

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