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foal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /fəʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /fɒl/ doll–dole merger
  • [fɔʊɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [foɫ] (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /foʊl/ (General-American)
  • /fɐʉl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English ffoole, foale, fole, fool, foole, fowle, from Old English fola, from Proto-West Germanic *folō, from Proto-Germanic *fulô (“foal”), from pre-Germanic *pl̥Hon-, from Proto-Indo-European *pōlH- (“animal young”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foole (“foal”), West Frisian fôle (“foal”), Dutch veulen (“foal”), German Fohlen, Füllen (“foal”), Low German Fohl (“foal”), Vilamovian fyłn (“foal”), Danish føl (“foal”), Faroese fyl (“foal”), Icelandic foli, fyl (“foal”), Norwegian Bokmål fole, føll (“foal”), Norwegian Nynorsk fole, fyl, føl (“foal”), Swedish fåle, föl (“foal”); compare also Latin pullus (“young animal”), Greek πουλάρι (poulári, “foal”), Albanian pelë (“mare”), Armenian ուլ (ul, “kid, young of a goat”). Related to filly.

Meanings

  1. A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
  2. (historical) A young boy who assisted the headsman by pushing or pulling the tub.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
foale alternative, obsolete lexicographic
fole alternative, obsolete lexicographic
foals Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

foalfoot · with foal · foalhood · warmblood fragile foal syndrome · foal immunodeficiency syndrome · lavender foal syndrome · dummy foal · in-foal · foalish

Translations (130)

tt колын (young horse) · bua унаган (young horse) · bg конче́ (young horse) · ar فِلْو (young horse) · jv belo (young horse) · udm чуньы (young horse) · sh ждребе (young horse) · cmn 駒 /驹 (young horse) · pt potro (young horse) · sh ždrebe (young horse) · ak pɔnkɔ ba (young horse) · it puledro (young horse) · rup mãndzu (young horse) · de Jungpferd (young horse) · cu жрѣбѧ (young horse) · uk лоша́ (young horse) · be жарабё (young horse) · oc polin (young horse) · crh bala (young horse) · br ebeul (young horse) · rom khuro (young horse) · sah кулун (young horse) · nl kachtel (young horse) · vi lừa con (young horse) · av тайи (young horse) · ar مُهْر (young horse) · ast potru (young horse) · he סייח (young horse) · ms anak kuda (young horse) · el πουλάρι (young horse) · ckb جوانوو (young horse) · no føll (young horse) · sh ždrijebe (young horse) · vo jevodül (young horse) · uk жеребе́ць (young horse) · fi varsa (young horse) · ru жеребёнок (young horse) · id anak kuda (young horse) · cv тиха (young horse) · hu csikó (young horse) · fo foli (young horse) · fa کره (young horse) · kpv чань (young horse) · de Fohlen (young horse) · be жарабя́ (young horse) · es potranco (young horse) · mi hōiho kuao (young horse) · tl bisiro (young horse) · ca poltre (young horse) · de Füllen (young horse) · cy ebol (young horse) · ro mânz (young horse) · tr kulun (young horse) · fr poulain (young horse) · sh ждријебе (young horse) · ca pollí (young horse) · pl źrebak (young horse) · ca f (young horse) · uz toy (young horse) · crh at bala (young horse) · izh varsa (young horse) · inh бакъ (young horse) · fr pouliche (young horse) · la equulus (young horse) · lv kumeļš (young horse) · eo ĉevalido (young horse) · kk құлын (young horse) · mt felu (young horse) · et varss (young horse) · ba ҡолон (young horse) · pl źrebię (young horse) · hy մտրուկ (young horse) · es potro (young horse) · sl žrebiček (young horse) · ka კვიცი (young horse) · kk құлыншақ (young horse) · fy fôle (young horse) · sl žrebe (young horse) · cs hříbě (young horse) · vi ngựa con (young horse) · az qulun (young horse) · da føl (young horse) · ky кулун (young horse) · mi punua hōiho (young horse) · myv вашо (young horse) · ce бекъа (young horse) · nrf poulain (young horse) · no fole (young horse) · my မြင်းကလေး (young horse) · tk taý (young horse) · es potra (young horse) · cmn(young horse) · nl veulen (young horse) · bg жребче́ (young horse) · gl poldro (young horse) · grc πῶλος (young horse) · es potrillo (young horse) · dsb žrěbje (young horse) · ga searrach (young horse) · mn унага (young horse) · sv föl (young horse) · gsw Füli (young horse) · tr tay (young horse) · mk ждребе (young horse) · kmr canî (young horse) · lt kumeliukas (young horse) · sk žriebä (young horse) · cjs қулун (young horse) · is folald (young horse) · sq mëz (young horse) · ky тай (young horse) · xal унһн (young horse) · gd searrach (young horse) · ba ҡолоҡай (young horse) · ota قولون (young horse) · cu жрѣбьць (young horse) · ang fola (young horse) · pdt Falm (young horse) · cmn 駒子 /驹子 (young horse) · sw mwanafarasi (young horse) · ro mânză (young horse) · fo fyl (young horse) · arz مهر (young horse) · scn putru (young horse) · hsb žrěbjo (young horse) · ja 子馬 (young horse) · ko 망아지 (young horse) · ba ҡолонсаҡ (young horse) · hy քուռակ (young horse) · myv парнэ (young horse)

foal en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /fəʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /fɒl/ doll–dole merger
  • [fɔʊɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [foɫ] (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /foʊl/ (General-American)
  • /fɐʉl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English ffoole, foale, fole, fool, foole, fowle, from Old English fola, from Proto-West Germanic *folō, from Proto-Germanic *fulô (“foal”), from pre-Germanic *pl̥Hon-, from Proto-Indo-European *pōlH- (“animal young”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foole (“foal”), West Frisian fôle (“foal”), Dutch veulen (“foal”), German Fohlen, Füllen (“foal”), Low German Fohl (“foal”), Vilamovian fyłn (“foal”), Danish føl (“foal”), Faroese fyl (“foal”), Icelandic foli, fyl (“foal”), Norwegian Bokmål fole, føll (“foal”), Norwegian Nynorsk fole, fyl, føl (“foal”), Swedish fåle, föl (“foal”); compare also Latin pullus (“young animal”), Greek πουλάρι (poulári, “foal”), Albanian pelë (“mare”), Armenian ուլ (ul, “kid, young of a goat”). Related to filly.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To give birth to (a foal); to bear offspring.
    • All the time, our overfraught hearts are beating at a rate that would far outstrip the fastest gallop of the fastest horses ever foaled. 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:
    • "Well," said John, "I don't believe there is a better pair of horses in the country, and right grieved I am to part with them, but they are not alike; the black one is the most perfect temper I ever knew; I suppose he has never known a hard word or a blow since he was foaled, and all his pleasure seems to be to do what you wish; […] [1877], Anna Sewell, “Earlshall”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, page 102:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fole alternative, obsolete lexicographic
foaled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
foaled Tense=Past lexicographic
foals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
foale alternative, obsolete lexicographic
foaling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

colt · stallion · mare · filly · horseling

Translations (26)

da fole (give birth (equestrian)) · xal унһлх (give birth (equestrian)) · fi varsoa (give birth (equestrian)) · ca pollinar (give birth (equestrian)) · tr kulunlamak (give birth (equestrian)) · sq pjell (give birth (equestrian)) · pt parir (give birth (equestrian)) · tr taylamak (give birth (equestrian)) · ota قولونلامق (give birth (equestrian)) · ru ожереби́ться (give birth (equestrian)) · fo fola (give birth (equestrian)) · bg ожребвам се (give birth (equestrian)) · ro făta (give birth (equestrian)) · ru жереби́ться (give birth (equestrian)) · cs ohřebit se (give birth (equestrian)) · pl oźrebić się (give birth (equestrian)) · mi whānau punua hōiho (give birth (equestrian)) · scn figghiari (give birth (equestrian)) · is kasta (give birth (equestrian)) · scn sgravari (give birth (equestrian)) · sv föla (give birth (equestrian)) · de fohlen (give birth (equestrian)) · fr pouliner (give birth (equestrian)) · mk се ождребува (give birth (equestrian)) · sl ožrebiti se (give birth (equestrian)) · cs vrhnout hříbě (give birth (equestrian))