vol

Symbol

vol

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Volapük.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Volapük terms

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɑl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vɒl/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒl

Etymology 1

From French vol (“flight; vol”).

Etymology 2

Clipping.

Etymology 3

See also

• vol-au-vent

Etymology

From Dutch vol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

vol (attributive volle, comparative voller, superlative volste)

1. full
2. complete

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

vol

1. a small walnut, sometimes used as a die

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvɔl]
• Homophones: bol, volt

Etymology 1

Deverbal from volar (“to fly”).

Etymology 2

see the verb voler.

Further reading

• “vol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvol]

Verb

vol

1. second-person singular imperative of volit

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Adjective

vol (comparative voller, superlative volst)

1. full, replete

   De emmer is vol met water.

   The bucket is full of water.

   De supermarkt was afgeladen en de karretjes zaten vol met boodschappen.

   The supermarket was crowded, and the carts were full of groceries.

   Vanavond is het een volle maan en het is helder weer, dus het is prachtig om naar te kijken.

   Tonight is a full moon and the weather is clear, so it's beautiful to watch.

2. complete (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (of dairy products) whole

   volle melk ― whole milk

Anagrams

• OLV, olv, vlo

Etymology

Deverbal from voler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight

   à vol d’oiseau ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   au vol ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   de haut vol ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   enregistreur de données de vol ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   plan de vol ― flight plan

   vol à voile ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol plané ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol battu ― flight by flapping of the wings

   vol coqueluche ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol de réception ― acceptance flight

   vol tactique ― terrain flight

2. stealing, theft, robbery

   Hypernym: délit

   Hyponyms: cambriolage, fauche

   vol à l’arraché ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol à l’étalage ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol à la tire ― pickpocketing

   vol à main armée ― armed robbery

Further reading

• “vol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology

Deverbal from vola (“to blubber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

vol n (genitive singular vols, no plural)

1. whine, whining, blubbering

   Hættu þessu voli.

   Stop that whining.

Etymology

From French vol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vol/

Noun

vol

1. theft; robbery.

Etymology

From Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Adjective

vol

1. full
2. whole, complete

Further reading

• “vol (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vol (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Etymology

From voler (“to steal”).

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. (Jersey) theft

Noun

vol m (plural voj)

1. flight

Alternative forms

• vȏ (Bosnia, Serbia)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋôːl/

Noun

vȏl m (Cyrillic spelling во̑л)

1. (Croatia) ox

References

• “vol”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔ́ʋ/

Noun

vȍł m anim

1. ox

Inflection

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Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	vòl
gen. sing.	vôla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vòl	vôla	vôli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vôla	vôlov	vôlov
dative (dajȃlnik)	vôlu	vôloma	vôlom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vôla	vôla	vôle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vôlu	vôlih	vôlih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vôlom	vôloma	vôli

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Masculine anim., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing.	vòl
gen. sing.	vôla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vòl	volôva	volôvi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vôla	volôv	volôv
dative (dajȃlnik)	vôlu	volôvoma	volôvom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vôla	volôva	volôve
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vôlu	volôvih	volôvih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vôlom	volôvoma	volôvi

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Further reading

• “vol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Etymology

Borrowed from English world, with the 'w' and 'o' pronounced the German way, and the 'r' turned into 'l'.

Noun

vol (nominative plural vols)

1. world
   • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: V:

     Binols lit vola. Zif, kel topon löpo su bel, no kanon binön klänedik.

     You are light for the world. A city built on a hill-top cannot be hidden.