Jolle

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Low German jolle, from Middle Low German jolle, possibly ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (tube), see also Lithuanian aulas, Norwegian aul, Hittite [script needed] (auli-, tube-shaped organ in the neck), Albanian hollë, Latin alvus.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlə

Noun[edit]

Jolle f (genitive Jolle, plural Jollen)

  1. dinghy (small boat)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 205, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 205

Further reading[edit]

  • Jolle” in Duden online