baula
Catalan
Etymology
From balda.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.lə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.la/
Noun
baula f (plural baules)
- link (in a chain)
Further reading
- “baula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “baula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “baula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “baula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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)
- (of a cow) to moo, to low
- to make a loud (deep) noise; to bellow
Derived terms
- baul
- baula (noun)
Noun
baula f (genitive singular baulu, nominative plural baulur)
- (colloquial) cow
- the hyoid of a cod (or similar fish)
Declension
declension of baula
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | baula | baulan | baulur | baulurnar |
| accusative | baulu | bauluna | baulur | baulurnar |
| dative | baulu | baulunni | baulum | baulunum |
| genitive | baulu | baulunnar | baula/baulna | baulanna/baulnanna |
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)
- U-bolt
- (music) crook (length of tubing used to tune brass instruments)
- (music) barrel (part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint)
Declension
declension of baula
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | baula | baulan | baulur | baulurnar |
| accusative | baulu | bauluna | baulur | baulurnar |
| dative | baulu | baulunni | baulum | baulunum |
| genitive | baulu | baulunnar | baula/baulna | baulanna/baulnanna |
Old Norse
Etymology
Of imitative origin.
Verb
baula
- to bellow
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Danish: bøle
- Icelandic: baula
- Westrobothnian: baula (1700s); bööul (modern)
- Norwegian Nynorsk: baula
- Swedish: böla
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Spanish
Noun
baula f (plural baulas)
- leatherback (species of sea turtle)
- Synonym: tora (Honduras, Nicaragua)
Further reading
- “baula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014