Bohle

German

Etymology

15th century, either from or akin to Middle Low German bōle (“thick board”, 14th c.), probably from Proto-Germanic *bulaz (“trunk; plank”), and cognate with Middle Dutch bolle, Old Norse bolr (see there for more), English bole (all “tree trunk”), and further with the family of Bolle (“round object”), Ball (“ball”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːlə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːlə
  • Homophone: Bowle

Noun

Bohle f (genitive Bohle, plural Bohlen)

  1. thick board or plank
    Synonym: Planke
    Hypernym: Brett

Declension

Declension of Bohle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bohle die Bohlen
genitive einer der Bohle der Bohlen
dative einer der Bohle den Bohlen
accusative eine die Bohle die Bohlen

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Bohle”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Bohle” in Duden online
  • “Bohle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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