# bolla
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈbo.ʎə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈbo.ʎa]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin bulla. Doublet of butlla and bola.

#### Noun

bolla f (plural bolles)
* stamp, seal

##### Synonyms

* (official seal): butlla

##### Derived terms

* bollar

#### Further reading

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

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

bolla
* inflection of bollar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbolːɑ/, [ˈbo̞lːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -olːɑ
* Hyphenation: bol‧la

### Noun

bolla (slang)
* Alternative form of polla (“head”)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of bolla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bollani
bollani
accusative
nom.
bollani
bollani
gen.
bollani
genitive
bollani
bollieni bollaini $^{rare}$
partitive
bollaani
bolliani
inessive
bollassani
bollissani
elative
bollastani
bollistani
illative
bollaani
bolliini
adessive
bollallani
bollillani
ablative
bollaltani
bolliltani
allative
bollalleni
bollilleni
essive
bollanani
bollinani
translative
bollakseni
bollikseni
abessive
bollattani
bollittani
instructive
comitative
—bollineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bollasi
bollasi
accusative
nom.
bollasi
bollasi
gen.
bollasi
genitive
bollasi
bolliesi bollaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
bollaasi
bolliasi
inessive
bollassasi
bollissasi
elative
bollastasi
bollistasi
illative
bollaasi
bolliisi
adessive
bollallasi
bollillasi
ablative
bollaltasi
bolliltasi
allative
bollallesi
bollillesi
essive
bollanasi
bollinasi
translative
bollaksesi
bolliksesi
abessive
bollattasi
bollittasi
instructive
comitative
—bollinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bollamme
bollamme
accusative
nom.
bollamme
bollamme
gen.
bollamme
genitive
bollamme
bolliemme bollaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
bollaamme
bolliamme
inessive
bollassamme
bollissamme
elative
bollastamme
bollistamme
illative
bollaamme
bolliimme
adessive
bollallamme
bollillamme
ablative
bollaltamme
bolliltamme
allative
bollallemme
bollillemme
essive
bollanamme
bollinamme
translative
bollaksemme
bolliksemme
abessive
bollattamme
bollittamme
instructive
comitative
—bollinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bollanne
bollanne
accusative
nom.
bollanne
bollanne
gen.
bollanne
genitive
bollanne
bollienne bollainne $^{rare}$
partitive
bollaanne
bollianne
inessive
bollassanne
bollissanne
elative
bollastanne
bollistanne
illative
bollaanne
bolliinne
adessive
bollallanne
bollillanne
ablative
bollaltanne
bolliltanne
allative
bollallenne
bollillenne
essive
bollananne
bollinanne
translative
bollaksenne
bolliksenne
abessive
bollattanne
bollittanne
instructive
comitative
—bollinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bollansa
bollansa
accusative
nom.
bollansa
bollansa
gen.
bollansa
genitive
bollansa
bolliensa bollainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
bollaansa
bolliaan bolliansa
inessive
bollassaan bollassansa
bollissaan bollissansa
elative
bollastaan bollastansa
bollistaan bollistansa
illative
bollaansa
bolliinsa
adessive
bollallaan bollallansa
bollillaan bollillansa
ablative
bollaltaan bollaltansa
bolliltaan bolliltansa
allative
bollalleen bollallensa
bollilleen bollillensa
essive
bollanaan bollanansa
bollinaan bollinansa
translative
bollakseen bollaksensa
bollikseen bolliksensa
abessive
bollattaan bollattansa
bollittaan bollittansa
instructive
comitative
—bollineen bollinensa :

## Icelandic
### Etymology 1

From the same source as bolli (“drinking cup, bowl”), similar to Danish bolle.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔlːa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔlːa

#### Noun

bolla f (genitive singular bollu, nominative plural bollur)
* bun, roll (round bread)
* (specifically) a bun of the type eaten on bolludagur, with cream and jam in between halves, and sometimes with chocolate on top
* a ball made from minced meat, fish, etc.; meatball, fishball
* punch (a mix of alcohol, fruit, and fruit juice, served in a large bowl)
* (colloquial, derogatory) a fat person; fatso, tubby

##### Declension
#### Interjection

bolla!
* an exclamation that children shout on bolludagur while spanking their parents to demand buns

#### Verb

bolla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bollaði, supine bollað)
* on bolludagur (Shrove Monday), to spank someone (shouting bolla! bolla! bolla! for every hit), to get a bun (bolla) for each hit (usually done by children to their parents, using specially made decorated paddles)

##### Conjugation
#### Derived terms

* bolludagur
* fiskibolla
* kjötbolla

### Etymology 2

See bolli.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔtla/
    Rhymes: -ɔtla

#### Noun

bolla
* indefinite accusative singular of bolli
* indefinite dative singular of bolli
* indefinite genitive singular of bolli
* indefinite accusative plural of bolli
* indefinite genitive plural of bolli

## Irish
### Etymology

From English bowl.

### Noun

bolla m (genitive singular bolla, nominative plural bollaí)
* (sports) bowl

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
bolla
bollaí
vocative
a bholla
a bhollaí
genitive
bolla
bollaí
dative
bolla
bollaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an bolla
na bollaí
genitive
an bholla
na mbollaí
dative
leis an mbolla don bholla
leis na bollaí :

#### Derived terms

* bolla cloiche (“casting-stone”)

#### Related terms

* bollán m (“large round stone, boulder”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bolla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbol.la/
* Rhymes: -olla
* Hyphenation: ból‧la

### Etymology 1

From Latin bulla.

#### Noun

bolla f (plural bolle)
* bubble
* blister
    Synonym: vescica
* papal bull; seal
* bill; note (paper money)

##### Derived terms

* bolletta

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

bolla
* inflection of bollare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

bolla
* inflection of bollire:
** first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* ballo, ballò

## Old English
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bullô. Cognate with Middle Dutch bolle (Dutch bol), Old Norse bolli, Old High German bolla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbol.lɑ/, [ˈboɫ.ɫɑ]

### Noun

bolla m (nominative plural bollan)
* bowl

#### Descendants

* Middle English: bolle
** English: bowl
** Scots: boll, bow, (?) bowie
** → Proto-Brythonic:
*** Breton: bolenn
*** Welsh: powlen
** → Middle French: bolle
*** French: bol
**** → Catalan: bol
**** → Greek: μπολ (bol)

## Swedish
### Etymology

boll (“ball”) +‎ -a

### Verb

bolla (present bollar, preterite bollade, supine bollat, imperative bolla)
* to play with a ball (for example by bouncing it)
* (figuratively) to pass something over or between
    bolla över frågan till någonturn the question over to someone
    bolla idéerbounce ideas
* (figuratively) to juggle (numbers or the like)

#### See also

* bollplank

### References

* bolla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* bolla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* bolla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)