# öl
## Cimbrian
### Etymology

From Middle High German öle, from Old High German ole, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”). Cognate with German Öl.

### Noun

öl n
* (Luserna) oil (liquid fat)

### References

* “öl” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈøl]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -øl

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *wide- (“to kill”). Cognates include Northern Mansi али (ali) and Komi-Zyrian вины (viny). Possibly also related to the Turkic root reflected in e.g. Turkish öl- (“to die”).

#### Verb

öl
* (transitive) to kill, slay, murder
    Synonyms: megöl, meggyilkol, elpusztít, kivégez
* (transitive) to devote, sacrifice, spend (money, time, energy) on something (-ba/-be) (often disproportionally much or fruitlessly)
    Synonyms: szán, fordít, áldoz, (money) költ, (time) tölt

##### Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):
* beleöl
* elöl
* kiöl
* leöl
* megöl

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *süle. Cognates include Finnish syli.

#### Noun

öl (plural ölek)
* lap (of a person)
** 1847, Sándor Petőfi, Szeptember végén [End of September], translation by George Szirtes
    Elhull a virág, eliramlik az élet… / Űlj, hitvesem, űlj az ölembe ide!The petals are falling and life is declining. / Come sit in my lap, my beloved, my own!
* (archaic, poetic) loins of a woman (euphemism for the pubic region)
* fathom (a unit of measure, 1.89648384 m in Hungary)
* cord (a unit of measurement for firewood, about 4 m³)

##### Derived terms

* ölel
* öles
* ölnyi
* anyaöl
* négyszögöl
* öleb
* a természet lágy ölén
* ölbe tett kézzel
* ölébe hull
* ölre megy

### See also

* köböl (etymologically not related)

### References

* ↑ Álgu etymological database, entry #41496 (language: Proto-Finno-Ugric, word: wilä-)
* ↑ Proto-Magyar Texts from the Middle of 1st Millenium? or Are they published or not? B. Lukács, President of Matter Evolution Subcommittee of the HAS. H-1525 Bp. 114. Pf. 49., Budapest, Hungary.

### Further reading

* (to kill): öl in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* (lap; fathom): öl in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* On the exact amount of öl as a unit of length

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl (“ale, beer”), from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Cognate with Swedish öl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /œːl/
* Rhymes: -œːl

### Noun

öl n (genitive singular öls, nominative plural öl)
* ale, beer (loosely), yill

#### Derived terms

* sýna hvar Davíð keypti ölið
* ölgerð
* ölkelda
* ölkelduvatn
* ölkolla
* ölkrá
* ölvaður
* ölvíma
* ölvun

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish öl, from Old Norse ǫl (“ale, beer”), from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”), or *h₂elu- (“bitter”). Cognate with Icelandic öl. Probably related to Latin alūmen (“alum”); the meaning of "feast" comes from the custom of beer being served at feasts.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /øːl/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

öl n or c
* (neuter) a beer (a kind or brand of beer)
    Jag smakade ett riktigt gott öl igårI tasted a really delicious (kind of) beer yesterday
* (common) a beer (a serving of beer, as in a can, bottle, or glass)
    Kan jag få en öl, tackCan I have a beer, please
    Ah, det är skönt att få glida ner i jacuzzin och knäcka en kall öl efter ett hårt arbetspass i skogenAh, it's nice [feels good] to slip ["get to slip" – redundant, but sounds natural] into the jacuzzi and crack open a cold beer after a session of hard work in the forest
** 1991, De lyckliga kompisarna (lyrics and music), “Ölstugan som inte finns [The beer house that doesn't exist]”, in Le som en fotomodell [Smile like a model]‎:(Ja) vill du hänga med och att en öl ikväll? Vet du något ställe som är bra? Där man kan klara kvällen på en hundralapp, och slippa visa leg och stå i kö. Välkommen in, välkommen in, till min ölstuga som inte finns. Välkommen in, välkommen in, till min ölstuga som inte finns.(Yes) want come along and have [take] a beer tonight? Do you know of any place that's good? Where you can get through [manage] the evening on a hundred bucks, and not have to show ID and stand in line [stand in queue]? Welcome in, welcome in, to my beer house that doesn't exist. Welcome in, welcome in, to my beer house that doesn't exist.
* (common) beer (as a liquid)
    Ölen blev varm i solenThe beer got warm in the sun
* (neuter, archaic, in compound nouns) a feast
    Med anledning av landsfiskal Axelssons hastiga bortgång kommer gravöl att hållas på lördag eftermiddagBecause of sheriff Axelsson’s sudden departure, funeral arrangements (literally: “funeral feast”) will be held on Saturday afternoon

#### Synonyms (colloquial)

* bira
* bärs
* hojtarolja

#### Derived terms

* burköl
* elefantöl
* exportöl
* fatöl
* flasköl
* folköl
* fulöl
* gravöl
* julöl
* lättöl
* mellanöl
* starköl
* veteöl
* öla
* ölback
* ölburk
* ölfat
* ölhall
* ölkafé
* ölkorv
* ölmage
* ölrättighet
* ölsinne
* ölstuga

### References

* öl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* öl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* öl in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

## Turkish
### Etymology

From ölmek (“to die”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈøl/
* Hyphenation: öl

### Verb

öl
* second-person singular imperative of ölmek
    yavaşça öl! ― die slowly!