Hool

See also: hool

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't hool in 1785. Derived from hool (“low-lying swamply place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦoːl/
  • Hyphenation: Hool
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Proper noun

Hool n

  1. a hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /huːl/

    Noun

    Hool m (strong, genitive Hools, plural Hools)

    1. (informal, soccer) clipping of Hooligan

    Declension

    Declension of Hool [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Hool die Hools
    genitive eines des Hools der Hools
    dative einem dem Hool den Hools
    accusative einen den Hool die Hools

    Further reading

    • “Hool”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

    Plautdietsch

    Etymology

    Deverbal from hoolen (“to hold”).

    Noun

    Hool f (plural Hoolen)

    1. hold, grasp, grip
    2. footing