Bohle

German

Etymology

    15th century, either from or akin to Middle Low German bōle (“thick board”, 14th c.), probably from Proto-Germanic *bulaz (“trunk; plank”), and cognate with Middle Dutch bolle, Old Norse bolr (see there for more), English bole (all “tree trunk”), and further with the family of Bolle (“round object”), Ball (“ball”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈboːlə/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -oːlə
    • Homophone: Bowle

    Noun

    Bohle f (genitive Bohle, plural Bohlen)

    1. thick board or plank
      Synonym: Planke
      Hypernym: Brett

    Declension

    Declension of Bohle [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Bohle die Bohlen
    genitive einer der Bohle der Bohlen
    dative einer der Bohle den Bohlen
    accusative eine die Bohle die Bohlen

    References

    1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Bohle”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

    Further reading

    • “Bohle” in Duden online
    • “Bohle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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