-ol

Shortened from alcohol.

-ol

1. (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol.

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

-ol

1. Indicating an oily substance

• benzol
• eugenol
• urushiol
• xylol
• menthol

• 'lo, LO, Lo, lo

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈ-ɔl/

Shortened from alcohol.

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

1. (chemistry) -ol

From Latin -olus.

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

1. forms diminutives

   ‎puig (“hill”) + ‎-ol → ‎pujol (“hillock”)

2. forms nouns indicating a type of something

-ol

1. (organic chemistry) -ol

• hydroxy-

From alcohol.

• IPA^(key): /ɔl/

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-ol

1. (organic chemistry) -ol

• hydroxy-

From alcool.

• IPA^(key): /ɔl/

-ol

1. (chemistry) -ol

-o- + -l

• IPA^(key): [ol]

-ol

1. (personal suffix) Used to form the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

   olvas (“to read”) → olvasol (“you read, you are reading”)

2. (verb-forming suffix) Appended to a noun to form a verb.

   titok (“secret”) → titkol (“to keep [something] a secret”)

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below

  vár (“to wait”) → vársz (“you wait, you are waiting”)

  -asz added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  hall (“to hear”) → hallasz (“you hear, you are hearing”)

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

  -esz added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  dönt (“to decide”) → döntesz (“you decide, you are deciding”)

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

  -ol added to back-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  olvas (“to read”) → olvasol (“you read, you are reading”)

  -el added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  vesz (“to buy”) → veszel (“you buy, you are buying”)

  -öl added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  főz (“to cook”) → főzöl (“you cook, you are cooking”)

• (verb-forming suffix) Harmonic 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.

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

-ol m

1. used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.

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

-ol m

1. used to form nouns, often relating to chemistry.

• “-ol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• -ul
• -el

From Proto-Germanic *-a-l-.

• IPA^(key): /ol/

-ol

1. Used to form suffixes (usually from verbs) denoting inclination or tendency toward (compare English -ative)

   sprecol ― talkative

   nǣmel ― receptive

   hetol ― hostile

2. apt to, able to

   meagol ― mighty, impressive; earnest; capable, possible

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

-ol m pers

1. (organic chemistry) forms names of alcohols
2. forms derogatory masculine nouns referring to people
3. (regional) Alternative form of -al

• -ol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• -ol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• -iol

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

• IPA^(key): /ɔl/

-ol

1. adjectival suffix

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

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

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

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

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