-ol

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɒl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɔl/, /ɑl/

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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

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈo̞l]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈɔl]

Shortened from alcohol.

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

1. (chemistry) -ol

Inherited 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/

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-ol

1. (chemistry) -ol

From -o- (linking vowel) +‎ -l.

• IPA^(key): [ol]

-ol

2. (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

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

   Mit olvasol? ― What are you reading?

4. (verb-forming suffix) Forms a verb from a noun.

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

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• (verb-forming suffix) 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-West Germanic *-ul, *-il, from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz, *-ilaz.

• IPA^(key): /ol/
• Rhymes: -ol

-ol

1. Used to form adjectives (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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-oľь.

-ol m pers

1. forms derogatory masculine nouns referring to people; -ard

Internationalism; compare English -ol, ultimately from alkohol.

-ol m inan

1. (organic chemistry) forms names of alcohols

• “-ol”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

-ol

1. (chemistry) -ol (forms names of alcohols)

   etanol ― ethanol

   O 1,2-dimetilciclopentan-1-ol tem fórmula molecular C₇H₁₄O.

   1,2-dimethylcyclopentan-1-ol has the molecular formula C₇H₁₄O.

2. forms nouns

   ‎besteira + ‎-ol → ‎besteirol

   ‎cera + ‎-ol → ‎cerol

   ‎urina + ‎-ol → ‎urinol

• “-ol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-ol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /ɔl/

From Middle Welsh -awl, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọl, from Proto-Celtic *-ālos, reinforced by Latin -ālis.^[1]

-ol m (adjectival suffix, plural -olion)

1. adjectival suffix

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

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

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

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

• -iol

Shortened from alcohol.

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

1. (organic chemistry) -ol (suffix denoting an alcohol or phenol)