holle
Afrikaans
Noun
holle
- plural of hol
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German holen, from Old High German holōn. Cognate with German holen. Also related with Dutch halen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Ripuarian) /ˈhɔlə/, (Moselle Franconian) /ˈholə/
Verb
holle (third-person singular present höllt or hellt, preterite hollt, past participle jehollt or gehollt or geholl) (Ripuarian, chiefly eastern Moselle Franconian)
- to fetch, to go get
- Hölls de mer ens menge Brell vom Naachskonsölche?
- Would you fetch me my glasses from the bedside table?
- (Moselle Franconian also) to take
- Synonym: (Ripuarian) nemme
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Adjective
holle
- inflection of hol:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Verb
holle
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of hollen
Middle English
Etymology 1
Adjective
holle
- alternative form of hol (“hollow”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
holle
- alternative form of hol (“healthy, whole”)
Etymology 3
Noun
holle
- alternative form of hole (“hole”)
Etymology 4
Noun
holle
- alternative form of hole (“hull”)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhoːlle/
Verb
hōlle
- inflection of hoallat:
- first-person dual present indicative
- third-person plural past indicative
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian holla (“head”), of uncertain origin. Compare Old Frisian heila (“head”).
Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *habulō (“head”), or alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill, top, summit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈholə/
Noun
holle c (plural hollen, diminutive holtsje or holke)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “holle (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011