Dole
See also: dole, dolé, and dolę
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: dōl, IPA(key): [doʊ̯ɫ]
- Rhymes: -əʊl
Proper noun
Dole (countable and uncountable, plural Doles)
- A surname.
- (trademark) Dole Food Company, a U.S. agricultural multinational corporation.
- Dole Constituency, a parliamentary constituency in Zanzibar.
- A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Anagrams
- Delo, Deol, Doel, Ledo, OLED, leod, lode, olde
German
Etymology
Late Middle High German dol (“mine”), from Old High German dola (“pipe”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Dole f (genitive Dole, plural Dolen)
- covered ditch
- (Switzerland) gully; drain
Declension
Declension of Dole [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Dole | die | Dolen |
genitive | einer | der | Dole | der | Dolen |
dative | einer | der | Dole | den | Dolen |
accusative | eine | die | Dole | die | Dolen |
Saterland Frisian
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n Dole (1).
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n Dole (2).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːlə/
- Hyphenation: Do‧le
- Rhymes: -oːlə
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Dohle (“jackdaw”), whence also Alpendohle (“alpine chough”).
Noun
Dole f (plural Dolen)
- alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
Dole m or f (plural Dolen)
- bowler hat
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Dole”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN