vol

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Translingual

Symbol

vol

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Volapük.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Volapük terms

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɑl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vɒl/
• Rhymes: -ɒl

Etymology 1

From French vol (“flight; vol”).

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. (heraldry) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping.

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. (finance) Clipping of volatility.

Etymology 3

Noun

vol (plural vols)

1. Abbreviation of volume; also vol.

See also

• vol-au-vent

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔl/

Adjective

vol (attributive volle, comparative voller, superlative volste)

1. full
2. complete

Albanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

vol

1. a small walnut, sometimes used as a die

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvɔl]
• Homophones: bol, volt

Etymology 1

Deverbal from volar (“to fly”).

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight (act of flying)

   Synonym: volada

2. (collective) flock (group of animals flying together)

   Synonym: ramada

3. (collective) shoal (group of animals swimming together)
4. peal (a set of bells ringing together)
5. (heraldry) vol

Etymology 2

see the verb voler.

Verb

vol

1. third-person singular present indicative of voler

Further reading

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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvol]

Verb

vol

1. second-person singular imperative of volit

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/
• Hyphenation: vol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Adjective

vol (comparative voller, superlative volst)

1. full, replete

2. complete (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (of dairy products) whole

   volle melk ― whole milk

Declension

Antonyms

• leeg

Derived terms

Related terms

• volzet
• vullen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vol
• Berbice Creole Dutch: folo
• Jersey Dutch: vol
• Negerhollands: vol
• → Caribbean Javanese: fol
• → Indonesian: pol

Anagrams

• OLV, olv, vlo

French

Etymology

Deverbal from voler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl/

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. flight

   à vol d’oiseau ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   au vol ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   de haut vol ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   enregistreur de données de vol ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   plan de vol ― flight plan

   vol à voile ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol plané ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol battu ― flight by flapping of the wings

   vol coqueluche ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol de réception ― acceptance flight

   vol tactique ― terrain flight

2. stealing, theft, robbery

   Hypernym: délit

   Hyponyms: cambriolage, fauche

   vol à l’arraché ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol à l’étalage ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   vol à la tire ― pickpocketing

   vol à main armée ― armed robbery

Related terms

• volatile

Further reading

• “vol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Icelandic

Etymology

Deverbal from vola (“to blubber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

vol n (genitive singular vols, no plural)

1. whine, whining, blubbering

Declension

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French vol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vol/

Noun

vol

1. theft; robbery.

Related terms

• voler

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fol, ful, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Adjective

vol

1. full
2. whole, complete

Inflection

Alternative forms

• vul

Descendants

• Dutch: vol
• Limburgish: vól
• West Flemish: vul

Further reading

• “vol (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vol (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Norman

Etymology

From voler (“to steal”).

Noun

vol m (plural vols)

1. (Jersey) theft

Related terms

• voleux (“thief”)

Piedmontese

Noun

vol m (plural voj)

1. flight

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• vȏ (Bosnia, Serbia)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋôːl/

Noun

vȏl m (Cyrillic spelling во̑л)

1. (Croatia) ox

Declension

References

• “vol”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔ́ʋ/

Noun

vȍł m anim

1. ox

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “vol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English world, with the 'w' and 'o' pronounced the German way, and the 'r' turned into 'l'.

Noun

vol (nominative plural vols)

1. world

Declension

Derived terms

• Volapük