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fole (plural foles)
From Proto-Albanian *spālai, from Proto-Indo-European *spel (“to cleave, break”). Related to fyell and fell. Compare Greek φωλιά (foliá, “nest”), from Ancient Greek φωλεά (phōleá).
fole f (plural fole, definite foleja, definite plural foletë)
- nest (mainly of birds)
Borrowed from Old French fol, from Latin follis.
fole (plural foles)
- A fool, idiot, or moron; somebody who is stupid or unthinking.
- An entertainer or joker; somebody who is employed to provide amusement.
- (rare) Someone who is incapacitated or shocked; someone whose idiocy is temporary.
- (rare) A victim of a scam or trick; someone who is fooled.
fole
- Foolish, moronic, idiotic, ridiculous.
- Evil, iniquitous, malign, devilish.
- Sexually deviant, immoral or sinful.
- “fọ̄l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
- “fọ̄l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
From Old English fola, from Proto-West Germanic *folō, from Proto-Germanic *fulô.
fole (plural foles)
- A foal (a young horse).
- A horse regardless of its age.
- The young of any other mammal, including the human being.
- “fōle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
fole
fole m (definite singular folen, indefinite plural foler, definite plural folene)
fole
- to foal (give birth to a foal)
- “fole” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
fole m (definite singular folen, indefinite plural folar, definite plural folane)
fole
- to foal (give birth to a foal)
- “fole” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Hyphenation: fo‧le
From Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolǵʰnis, derivative of *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).
fole m (plural foles)
- bellows (flexible container used to blow air)
Borrowed from Guinea-Bissau Creole foli, from Mandinka.
fole m (plural foles)
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fole m (plural foles)
- “fole”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “fole”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “fole” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “fole”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “fole”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “fole”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024