jolle
Danish
Etymology
From Low German jolle, from Middle Low German jolle, possibly ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (“tube”), see also Lithuanian aulas, Norwegian aul, Hittite [script needed] (auli-, “tube-shaped organ in the neck”), Albanian hollë, Latin alvus.[1]
Inflection
Verb
jolle (imperative jol, infinitive at jolle, present tense joller, past tense jollede, perfect tense har jollet)
- roll (sides of the boat going up and down)
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 205, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 205
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Low German jolle; compare with German Jolle.
Pronunciation
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Noun
jolle f or m (definite singular jolla or jollen, indefinite plural joller, definite plural jollene)
- a dinghy
Derived terms
References
- “jolle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Low German jolle; compare with German Jolle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²jɔlːə/
Noun
jolle f (definite singular jolla, indefinite plural joller, definite plural jollene)
jolle m (definite singular jollen, indefinite plural jollar, definite plural jollane)
- a dinghy
Derived terms
Descendants
- Russenorsk: ёла (jola)
References
- “jolle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- (Sweden) IPA(key): /ˈjɔˌlːɛ/
Etymology 1
Attested since 1529, from Low German jolle, from Middle Low German jolle, possibly ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (“tube”), see also Lithuanian aulas, Norwegian aul, Hittite [script needed] (auli-, “tube-shaped organ in the neck”), Albanian hollë, Latin alvus.
Noun
jolle c
- a dinghy
- Skeppet hade en liten jolle som livbåt i aktern
- The ship had a small dinghy in the stern that was used as a life boat
- Jag seglade jolle som liten
- I sailed dinghies as kid
Declension
Declension of jolle | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | jolle | jollen | jollar | jollarna |
Genitive | jolles | jollens | jollars | jollarnas |