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poll.

hole, pit

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/pˠaul̪ˠ/Munster/pˠoul̪ˠ/Munster/pˠaul̪ˠ/Connacht, Galway/pˠol̪ˠ/Connacht, Mayo

  1. hole, pit

    masculine

  2. pool (small body of standing or stagnant water)

    masculine

  3. burrow (tunnel or hole dug by animal)

    masculine

  4. vent (opening), aperture

    masculine

  5. orifice

    masculine

  6. leak (crack, crevice, fissure)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish poll (“hole”), from Old English pull, pyll (“tidal pool”) and/or Old Norse pollr (whence Icelandic pollur), from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“pool”). Cognate with Welsh pwll.

verb/pˠaul̪ˠ/Munster/pˠoul̪ˠ/Munster/pˠaul̪ˠ/Connacht, Galway/pˠol̪ˠ/Connacht, Mayo

  1. to puncture, pierce, perforate

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish poll (“hole”), from Old English pull, pyll (“tidal pool”) and/or Old Norse pollr (whence Icelandic pollur), from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“pool”). Cognate with Welsh pwll.

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