-ol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɒl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ɔl/, /ɑl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)

Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor.

Medieval Latin alcoholder.

Middle English alcofol

English alcohol

English -ol

Shortened from alcohol.

Suffix

-ol

(organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol.

Derived terms

Translations

-OH group

Catalan: -ol (ca) m
Danish: -ol
Dutch: -ol (nl)
German: -ol (de)
Polish: -ol m
Portuguese: -ol m
Spanish: -ol (es) m
Swedish: -ol (sv)
Welsh: -ol (cy) m

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon

Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der.

Latin oleumder.

English -ol

From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).

Suffix

-ol

Indicating an oily substance

Derived terms

Anagrams

'lo, LO, Lo, lo

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɔl]

Etymology 1

Shortened from alcohol.

Suffix

-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)

(chemistry) -ol

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin -olus.

Suffix

-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ols)

forms diminutives
‎puig (“hill”) + ‎-ol → ‎pujol (“hillock”)
forms nouns indicating a type of something

Derived terms

Danish

Suffix

-ol

(organic chemistry) -ol

Derived terms

Category Danish terms suffixed with -ol not found

Dutch

Etymology

From alcohol.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔl/
Audio: (file)

Suffix

-ol

(organic chemistry) -ol

Synonyms

hydroxy-

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ol

ethanol

methanol

urushiol

French

Etymology

From alcool.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔl/
Audio (France (Somain)): (file)

Suffix

-ol

(chemistry) -ol

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ol

Hungarian

Etymology

From -o- (linking vowel) +‎ -l.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ol]

Suffix

-ol

(personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
‎olvas (“to read”) + ‎-ol → ‎olvasol (“you read, you are reading”)

Mit olvasol? ― What are you reading?
(verb-forming suffix) Forms a verb from a noun.
‎titok (“secret”) + ‎-ol → ‎titkol (“to keep [something] a secret”)

Usage notes

Present tense indefinite – personal suffixes

Person		Back vowel	Front vowel
Person		Back vowel	unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-ok	-ek	-ök
én	-ik verbs (optional)	-om	-em	-öm
te	2nd person singular	-sz
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-asz	-esz
	after s, sz, z, dz	-ol	-el	-öl
ő maga ön	3rd person singular	–
ő maga ön	-ik verbs	-ik
mi	1st person plural	-unk	-ünk
ti	2nd person plural	-tok	-tek	-tök
ti	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-otok	-etek	-ötök
ők maguk önök	3rd person plural	-nak	-nek
ők maguk önök	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anak	-enek
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.

(personal suffix) Variants:
-sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below
‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-sz → ‎vársz (“you wait, you are waiting”)

-asz added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
‎hall (“to hear”) + ‎-asz → ‎hallasz (“you hear, you are hearing”)

‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-asz → ‎tanítasz (“you teach, you are teaching”)

-esz added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
‎dönt (“to decide”) + ‎-esz → ‎döntesz (“you decide, you are deciding”)

‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-esz → ‎segítesz (“you help, you are helping”)

-ol added to back-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
‎olvas (“to read”) + ‎-ol → ‎olvasol (“you read, you are reading”)

-el added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
‎vesz (“to buy”) + ‎-el → ‎veszel (“you buy, you are buying”)

-öl added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
‎főz (“to cook”) + ‎-öl → ‎főzöl (“you cook, you are cooking”)
(verb-forming suffix) Variants:
-l is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final long vowels may shorten, e.g. ű → ü.

-ol is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant

-al is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant

-el is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant

-öl is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

-ál is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant

Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -zik/-ozik/-azik/-ezik/-özik.

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ol

Norwegian Bokmål

Suffix

-ol m

used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -ol

mentol

References

“-ol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“-ol_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“-ol_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Suffix

-ol m

used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -ol

mentol

References

“-ol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

-ul
-el

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ul, *-il, from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz, *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ol/

Suffix

-ol

Used to form adjectives (usually from verbs) denoting inclination or tendency toward (compare English -ative)
sprecol ― talkative

nǣmel ― receptive

hetol ― hostile
apt to, able to
meagol ― mighty, impressive; earnest; capable, possible

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔl/
Rhymes: -ɔl
Syllabification: -ol

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-oľь

Polish -ol

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-oľь.

Suffix

-ol m pers

forms derogatory masculine nouns referring to people; -ard

Declension

Declension of -ol

	singular	plural
nominative	-ol	-ole
genitive	-ola	-oli
dative	-olowi	-olom
accusative	-ola	-oli
instrumental	-olem	-olami
locative	-olu	-olach
vocative	-olu	-ole

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)der.

Polish alkohol

Polish -ol

Internationalism; compare English -ol, ultimately from alkohol.

Suffix

-ol m inan

(organic chemistry) forms names of alcohols

Declension

Declension of -ol

	singular	plural
nominative	-ol	-ole
genitive	-olu	-oli
dative	-olowi	-olom
accusative	-ol	-ole
instrumental	-olem	-olami
locative	-olu	-olach
vocative	-olu	-ole

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ol

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔw/ [ˈɔʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔl/ [ˈɔɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.li/

Suffix

-ol

(chemistry) -ol (forms names of alcohols)
etanol ― ethanol

O 1,2-dimetilciclopentan-1-ol tem fórmula molecular C₇H₁₄O.
1,2-dimethylcyclopentan-1-ol has the molecular formula C₇H₁₄O.
forms nouns
‎besteira + ‎-ol → ‎besteirol

‎cera + ‎-ol → ‎cerol

‎urina + ‎-ol → ‎urinol

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ol

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔl/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh -awl, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọl, from Proto-Celtic *-ālos, reinforced by Latin -ālis.^[1]

Suffix

-ol m (adjectival suffix, plural -olion)

adjectival suffix
‎arian (“money”) + ‎-ol → ‎ariannol (“financial”)

‎proffesiwn (“profession”) + ‎-ol → ‎proffesiynol (“professional”)

‎cychwyn (“to start”) + ‎-ol → ‎cychwynnol (“initial”)

‎iachus (“healthy”) + ‎-ol → ‎iachusol (“health-giving, health-promoting”)

Alternative forms

-iol

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -ol

Etymology 2

Shortened from alcohol.

Suffix

-ol m (noun-forming suffix, plural -olau)

(organic chemistry) -ol (suffix denoting an alcohol or phenol)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -ol

References

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “-ol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[1] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “-ol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[1]

-ol

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Dutch

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Old English

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Polish

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Portuguese

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Welsh

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