Definitions and meaning of olla
olla
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish olla, from Latin olla, aulla; akin to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), and probably also Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”).
Pronunciation
Noun
olla (plural ollas)
- A cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
- A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.
- An unglazed earthenware pot, buried to provide slow steady irrigation.
- A cinerary urn in ancient Rome.
Anagrams
- 'allo, Lola, allo, allo-, lalo
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin olla (“cooking pot”)
Noun
olla f (plural ollas)
- pot
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “olla”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Estonian
Verb
olla
- Da-infinitive of olema.
Finnish
(index ol)
Etymology
From several different roots.
- The normal forms in ol- derive from Proto-Finnic *oldak, from Proto-Uralic *wole-. Cognates include Estonian olema, Hungarian volt.
- The forms on and ovat are probably from the same root as oma (and possibly olla, if a frequentative derivation of that root). Cognates are found in Karelian on, Livonian um, Veps om, Votic on, Hungarian van, Võro om/um and ommaq/ummaq.
- ovat further likely has the standard 3rd person plural -vat in the ending, but could originate from earlier *omat, with the plural suffix *-t.
- The potential forms in lie- derive from Proto-Finnic *leedäk, from Proto-Uralic *le- (“to become”). Cognate with Karelian lienöy, Livonian līdõ, Veps linda, Hungarian lenni/legyek, Northern Sami leat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈolːɑˣ/, [ˈo̞lːɑ(ʔ)]
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- Rhymes: -olːɑ
- Syllabification: ol‧la
Verb
olla
- (copulative) to be (indicating that the subject and the complement of the verb form the same thing)
- (intransitive) to be (occupy a place)
- (copulative) to be, constitute, make up, form
- (intransitive, adessive + 3rd person singular + ~) to have; to own, to possess
- Synonyms: omistaa (to own), omata (discouraged in most cases)
- (intransitive, inessive + 3rd person singular + ~) to have, to possess (as a feature or capability, as opposed to simple possession; almost always for inanimate subjects)
- (intransitive, ~ (olemassa)) to exist (the subject often indefinite = in partitive case -> verb in 3rd-pers. singular)
- (intransitive) to behave, act (as if...) (when followed by a subordinate clause beginning with (ikään,) kuin, requiring conditional mood)
- (transitive, auxiliary) to have (a verb to build active present perfect tense and active past perfect tense, taking active past participle, ending -nut/-nyt (singular) or -neet (pl.))
- (transitive, auxiliary) to have (a verb to build impersonal simple past tense, impersonal passive present perfect tense and impersonal passive past perfect tense, taking passive past participle, ending -tu/-ty)
- (intransitive, 3rd person singular) (there) be
- (intransitive, + genitive + 3rd person singular + passive present participle) to have to do something, must do something; be obliged/forced to do something
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- that same in passive: nominative/accusative + 3rd-pers. singular + passive present participle, -tava/-tävä = to have to be done, must be done.
- (transitive) to play a children's game
- Synonym: leikkiä
Usage notes
- In the sense “to have” the verb olla is always in third person singular form and the person who has something is indicated with adessive case. Grammatically the thing owned is the subject-complement of the sentence:
- Same applies through all tenses, infinitives and participles (where they make sense), e.g.
- The meaning "there be" is rarely used without adverbials (such as those describing a location); it is more common to use olla olemassa in such cases.
- olla (+ vähällä) + infinitive = to almost/nearly (do something accidental, harmful, wrong or fateful).
- olla + essive plural form of an active present participle (-vina/-vinä) + possessive suffix = to be supposed to do, pretend to do, put on airs of doing, affect:
- olla + fifth infinitive + possessive suffix by person = to be about to do (when something happens preventing it):
- olla määrä (“to be to, to be due to”)
- genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + pakko + infinitive = to must, have to, be forced to:
- genitive + olisi (conditional) parasta + infinitive = had better + infinitive:
- olkoonkin(, että...) (“never mind (that...)”)
- (interjection): olkoon menneeksi (“(okay,...) why not, go ahead, (colloquial) what the hell”)
- olla kunnossa (“to be in shape; to be in order”)
- If used without an adjective, olla kunnossa is a positive expression, and one might as well say olla hyvässä kunnossa (to be in good shape/order):
Conjugation
Derived terms
Icelandic
Etymology
From English ollie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔlːa/
- Rhymes: -ɔlːa
Verb
olla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ollaði, supine ollað)
- (skateboarding) to ollie, perform an ollie
Conjugation
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *oldak, from Proto-Uralic *wole-. Cognates include Finnish olla and Karelian olla.
Pronunciation
Verb
olla
- to be
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
- Vitalij Chernyavskij (2005) Ižoran keel (Ittseopastaja)[2]
Irish
Alternative forms
Noun
olla f
- genitive singular of olann (“wool”)
Mutation
Italian
Etymology
From Latin olla, from Proto-Italic *aukslā, from Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷsleh₂, Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷ- (“cooking pot”).
Noun
olla f (plural olle)
- earthen jar
- cooking pot
Anagrams
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *oldak, from Proto-Uralic *wole-.
Verb
olla
- to be
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *aukslā, from Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷsleh₂, Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷ- (“cooking pot”) (compare Sanskrit उखा (ukhā), Old Armenian ակութ (akutʿ), Albanian anë, Ancient Greek ἰπνός (ipnós), Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz and subsequently Old Norse and Old English ofn (English oven).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoːl.la/, [ˈoːl.lʲa]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈol.la/, [ˈɔl.la]
Noun
ōlla f (genitive ōllae); first declension
- pot, jar
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- olla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- olla in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- 2. OLLA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- 1 olla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “1,077/1”
- olla in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- olla in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- “olla (ōla)” on page 1,246/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Old Dutch
Adjective
olla
- nominative plural of al
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
olla f
- genitive singular of olann
Mutation
Old Norse
Verb
olla
- first-person singular past indicative active of valda
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ōllam, accusative singular of ōlla.
Pronunciation
Noun
olla f (plural ollas)
- pot
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 17r. a.
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish olla, from Latin olla, from Proto-Italic *aukslā, from Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷsleh₂, Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷ- (“cooking pot”)
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈoʎa/
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈoɟ͡ʝa/, [ˈoʝa]
Noun
olla f (plural ollas)
- pot, pan; kettle (vessel used for cooking food)
- stew (dish cooked by stewing)
- pool, whirlpool
Derived terms
Related terms
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
Derived from ollon (“glans”).
Verb
olla (present ollar, preterite ollade, supine ollat, imperative olla)
- (vulgar) to touch with one's glans (tip of the penis)
Conjugation
Anagrams
Source: wiktionary.org- a wide-mouthed pot or jar.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)