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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːlə/

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• 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

Further reading

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