fola
Icelandic
Noun
fola
- inflection of foli:
- indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular
- indefinite accusative/genitive plural
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English fool, foolish, French fou, Italian folle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfola/
Adjective
fola
- crazy, mad, foolish
Derived terms
- foleso
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠə/
Noun
fola f (genitive singular fola, nominative plural folta)
- Alternative form of fala (“grudge, spite, resentment, feud”)
Declension
Declension of fola
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
fola f
- inflection of fuil (“blood”):
- genitive singular
- all cases plural
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fola | fhola | bhfola |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fola”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fola” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fola” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Etymology
Latin fābula (“narration”). Doublet of favola and fiaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.la/
- Rhymes: -ɔla
- Hyphenation: fò‧la
Noun
fola f (plural fole)
- (literary) fairy tale
- (by extension, usually in the plural) fib
- Synonyms: balla, frottola, panzana, fandonia, fanfaluca
- inventare fole ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading
- fola1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- fola2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- falò
Middle Irish
Noun
fola
- genitive singular of fuil
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fola | ḟola | fola pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fulô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfo.lɑ/
Noun
fola m
- foal, colt
- elephant calf
- camel calf
Declension
Declension of fola (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | fola | folan |
accusative | folan | folan |
genitive | folan | folena |
dative | folan | folum |
Derived terms
- ġefol
Descendants
- Middle English: fole
- English: foal
- Scots: fole, foill
References
- John R. Clark Hall (1916), “fola”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
Old Norse
Noun
fola
- inflection of foli:
- accusative singular/plural
- dative/genitive singular
- genitive plural
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔla/
Noun
fola
- Soft mutation of bola.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bola | fola | mola | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |