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hol.

a hole, hollow, cavity

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦɔl/
  1. a hole, hollow, cavity

    neuter
  2. a cargo hold

    neuter
  3. an anus, arsehole; both anatomical senses of butt

    neuter · vulgar
    Je hol zul je zelf moeten schoonmaken.
  4. any other bodily cavity that resembles a hole

    broadly · neuter
  5. an artificial opening such as a slit

    neuter
  6. burrow (a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, like a rabbit, used as a dwelling)

    neuter
  7. an unsanitary and/or unpleasant place; shithole

    figuratively · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hol, from Old Dutch *hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą.

noun/ɦɔl/
  1. a small height in the landscape, such as a hill (like the Utrecht city wall ruins)

    feminine
  2. a small height in the landscape, such as a sloping road (as in Rotterdam)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown, perhaps cognate with English hill.

adj/ɦɔl/
  1. hollow, having an empty space inside

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hol, from Old Dutch *hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą.

noun/ɦɔl/
  1. a run, the action running

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from hollen.

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