foli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse foli.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔːlɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːlɪ

Noun

foli m (genitive singular fola, nominative plural folar)

  1. a foal
  2. (slang, of a person) a stud

Declension
declension of foli
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative foli folinn folar folarnir
accusative fola folann fola folana
dative fola folanum folum folunum
genitive fola folans fola folanna

Indonesian

Noun

foli (first-person possessive foliku, second-person possessive folimu, third-person possessive folinya)

  1. foil

Middle English

Noun

foli

  1. Alternative form of folye

Adjective

foli

  1. Alternative form of folye

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fulô.

Noun

foli m

  1. foal
    Synonym: fyl
  2. (euphemistic) penis
    ”Ek vil brynna fola mínum í vínkeldu þinni,” sagði hann.
    ”I want to water my foal in your wine-spring,” he said.

Declension
  Declension of foli (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative foli folinn folar folarnir
accusative fola folann fola folana
dative fola folanum folum folunum
genitive fola folans fola folanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: foli
  • Norwegian: fole
  • Old Swedish: foli, fole

Old Swedish

Alternative forms
  • ᚠᚮᛚᛁ

Etymology

From Old Norse foli, from Proto-Germanic *fulô.

Noun

foli m

  1. foal

Declension
Declension of foli (an-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative foli folin folar folarnir
accusative fola folan fola folana
dative fola folanom folom folonom
genitive fola folans fola folanna

Descendants

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English volley.

Pronunciation

Noun

foli f (plural folïau or folis, not mutable)

  1. volley

Derived terms
  • folïo (“volley”, verb)
  • pêl-foli (“volleyball”)

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