gol

See also: Gol, gól, göl, gôl, gö̂l, and gol·-

English

Noun

gol (plural gols)

1. Alternative form of gul

See also

• gol-mol

Aromanian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Church Slavonic голъ (golŭ), from Proto-Slavic *golъ (“naked”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”). Compare Romanian and Megleno-Romanian gol, Bulgarian гол (gol), Serbo-Croatian go, gol.

Adjective

gol m (feminine goalã, plural golj, feminine plural goali or goale)

1. empty
2. naked
3. bare

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gol, from English goal.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ɡol/, [ɡo̞l]

Noun

gol inan

1. (sports) goal

Declension

Declension of gol (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	gol	gola	golak
ergative	golek	golak	golek
dative	goli	golari	golei
genitive	golen	golaren	golen
comitative	golekin	golarekin	golekin
causative	golengatik	golarengatik	golengatik
benefactive	golentzat	golarentzat	golentzat
instrumental	golez	golaz	golez
inessive	goletan	golean	goletan
locative	goletako	goleko	goletako
allative	goletara	golera	goletara
terminative	goletaraino	goleraino	goletaraino
directive	goletarantz	golerantz	goletarantz
destinative	goletarako	golerako	goletarako
ablative	goletatik	goletik	goletatik
partitive	golik	—	—
prolative	goltzat	—	—

Further reading

• “gol”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
• “gol”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɔl]
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

gol m (plural gols)

1. (sports) goal

Derived terms

• golàs
• golejar

Further reading

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

Cornish

Alternative forms

• gool

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɤl]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ɡəl]

Noun

gòl m (plural gòlyow)

1. Contraction of gool (“feast, fair; vigil, wake, watch”).

Usage notes

• Only used in phrases such as dy'gòl.

Derived terms

• gòldheys
• Gòlowan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ɡɔːl]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ɡoːl]

Noun

gol

1. goal

Mutation

Mutation of gol

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
gol	wol	unchanged	kol	hwol	wol

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɔl]
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): [ħɔl]

Noun

gol m (plural goles)

1. (sports) goal

Indonesian

Etymology

From English goal, from Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”), from Old English gāl (“obstacle, barrier, marker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔl]
• Hyphenation: gol

Noun

gol (first-person possessive golku, second-person possessive golmu, third-person possessive golnya)

1. goal:
   1. (sports) In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object; The act of placing the object into the goal.

Verb

gol

1. (colloquial) to goal: to score a goal.

Derived terms

• digolkan
• mengegolkan

 

• gol biasa
• gol bunuh diri
• gol emas

 

Further reading

• “gol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gol.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡɔl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡɔlˠ/, /ɡɔl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡʌlˠ/, /ɡʌl̪ˠ/

Noun

gol m (genitive singular goil or gola)

1. verbal noun of goil
2. weeping, crying

Declension

As a first-declension noun:

Declension of gol

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gol Vocative a ghoil Genitive goil Dative gol

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an gol Genitive an ghoil Dative leis an ngol don ghol

As a third-declension noun:

Declension of gol

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gol Vocative a ghol Genitive gola Dative gol

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an gol Genitive an ghola Dative leis an ngol don ghol

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gol	ghol	ngol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gol”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gol”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Italian

Alternative forms

• goal

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Hyphenation: gòl

Noun

gol m (invariable)

1. (sports) goal (act of placing the ball into the goal)

   Synonym: rete

Derived terms

• autogol
• gol fantasma

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Church Slavonic голъ (golŭ), from Proto-Slavic *golъ (“naked”). Compare Romanian and Aromanian gol.

Adjective

gol (feminine goală, masculine plural goľ)

1. bare, naked

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *wṛda-. Cognate to Classical Persian گل (gul), Turkish gül .

Noun

gol f

1. flower; rose

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

gol

1. past tense of gala

Old English

Verb

gōl

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of galan

Old Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gol m

1. weeping, wailing
2. baying (of dogs)

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gol	golL	guilL
Vocative	guil	golL	guluH
Accusative	golN	golL	guluH
Genitive	guilL	gol	golN
Dative	gulL	golaib	golaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• golmar
• goltarglés
• goltraige

 

Descendants

• Irish: gol

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gol	gol pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gol”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Syllabification: gol

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English goal.

Noun

gol m animal

1. (soccer) goal (point scored)

   Synonym: bramka

Declension

Declension of gol

	singular	plural
nominative	gol	gole
genitive	gola	goli/golów
dative	golowi	golom
accusative	gola	gole
instrumental	golem	golami
locative	golu	golach
vocative	golu	gole

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• gól

Verb

gol

1. second-person singular imperative of golić

Further reading

• gol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• golo (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡow/ [ˈɡoʊ̯]

• Hyphenation: gol

Noun

gol m (plural gols or (very rare) gois) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (sports) goal (area into which the players attempt to put an object; act of placing the object into the goal)

Derived terms

• goleada
• golear
• goleiro

 

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡol/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ol

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic голъ (golŭ), from Proto-Slavic *golъ (“naked”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”). Compare Bulgarian гол (gol), Serbo-Croatian go, gol, Ukrainian го́лий (hólyj).

Adjective

gol m or n (feminine singular goală, masculine plural goi, feminine and neuter plural goale)

1. empty

   Synonyms: deșert, vid

   Antonym: plin

2. (of a person or body parts) naked

   Synonyms: dezbrăcat, nud

   Antonym: îmbrăcat

3. hollow
4. (of food) by itself, without any modification or garnish

   pâine goală ― plain bread

Declension

Declension of gol

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	gol		goală	goi	goale
	definite	golul		goala	goii	goalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	gol		goale	goi	goale
	definite	golului		goalei	goilor	goalelor

Noun

gol n (plural goluri)

1. cavity

Synonyms

• cavitate
• gaură

See also

• da de gol

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English goal.

Alternative forms

• goal — dated

Noun

gol n (plural goluri)

1. (sports) goal

Declension

Declension of gol

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) gol	golul	(niște) goluri	golurile
genitive/dative	(unui) gol	golului	(unor) goluri	golurilor
vocative	golule		golurilor

Further reading

• gol in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qol]

Noun

gol

1. (anatomy) arm
2. hand

   Synonym: el

Derived terms

• (Ili Salar) golqap (“gloves”)

References

• Potanin, G.N. (1893) “голь”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian), page 430
• 林莲云 (1985) “gol”, in 撒拉语简志‎^[1], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 42
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “gol”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 231
• 马伟, 朝克 (2014) “gol”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本‎^[2], 1^st edition, 社会科学文献出版社, →ISBN, page 16
• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “gol”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká, Moscow, page 464
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “gol”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[3], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 108

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”).

Alternative forms

• gȏ (Bosnia, Serbia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡôːl/

Adjective

gȏl (Cyrillic spelling го̑л, definite gȍlī, comparative gòlijī)

1. (Croatia) naked, nude, bare

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		gol	gola	golo
genitive		gola	gole	gola
dative		golu	goloj	golu
accusative	inanimate animate	gol gola	golu	golo
vocative		gol	gola	golo
locative		golu	goloj	golu
instrumental		golim	golom	golim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		goli	gole	gola
genitive		golih	golih	golih
dative		golim(a)	golim(a)	golim(a)
accusative		gole	gole	gola
vocative		goli	gole	gola
locative		golim(a)	golim(a)	golim(a)
instrumental		golim(a)	golim(a)	golim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		goli	gola	golo
genitive		golog(a)	gole	golog(a)
dative		golom(u/e)	goloj	golom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	goli golog(a)	golu	golo
vocative		goli	gola	golo
locative		golom(e/u)	goloj	golom(e/u)
instrumental		golim	golom	golim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		goli	gole	gola
genitive		golih	golih	golih
dative		golim(a)	golim(a)	golim(a)
accusative		gole	gole	gola
vocative		goli	gole	gola
locative		golim(a)	golim(a)	golim(a)
instrumental		golim(a)	golim(a)	golim(a)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡôːl/

Noun

gȏl m (Cyrillic spelling го̑л)

1. (sports) goal

Declension

Declension of gol

	singular	plural
nominative	gȏl	gólovi
genitive	gola	golova
dative	golu	golovima
accusative	gol	golove
vocative	gole	golovi
locative	golu	golovima
instrumental	golom	golovima

Derived terms

• gȍlman

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *golъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ́ʋ/

Adjective

gȍł (not comparable)

1. nude

   Synonym: nȃg

2. bald (of an animal, not covered by fur or feathers)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	gòl	gôla	gôlo
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gòl ind gôli def	gôla	gôlo
genitive	gôlega	gôle	gôlega
dative	gôlemu	gôli	gôlemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	gôlo	gôlo
locative	gôlem	gôli	gôlem
instrumental	gôlim	gôlo	gôlim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gôla	gôli	gôli
genitive	gôlih	gôlih	gôlih
dative	gôlima	gôlima	gôlima
accusative	gôla	gôli	gôli
locative	gôlih	gôlih	gôlih
instrumental	gôlima	gôlima	gôlima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gôli	gôle	gôla
genitive	gôlih	gôlih	gôlih
dative	gôlim	gôlim	gôlim
accusative	gôle	gôle	gôla
locative	gôlih	gôlih	gôlih
instrumental	gôlimi	gôlimi	gôlimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• gólost
• golóta
• golȃzen

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ́ːʋ/

Noun

gȏł f

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Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	gôl
gen. sing.	golí
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	gôl	golí	golí
genitive (rodȋlnik)	golí	golí	golí
dative (dajȃlnik)	gôli	goléma	golém
accusative (tožȋlnik)	gôl	golí	golí
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	gôli	goléh	goléh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	goljó	goléma	golmí

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡóːl/

Noun

gọ̑l m inan

1. (sports) goal

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	gól
gen. sing.	góla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	gól	góla	góli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	góla	gólov	gólov
dative (dajȃlnik)	gólu	góloma	gólom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	gól	góla	góle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	gólu	gólih	gólih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	gólom	góloma	góli

Further reading

• “gol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Southern Kam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko⁵⁵/

Noun

gol

1. to laugh

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡol/ [ˈɡol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: gol

Noun

gol m (plural goles)

1. (soccer) goal

   marcar un gol ― score a goal

Derived terms

• autogol
• cazagoles
• gol de oro
• gol de plata
• gol en contra
• gol fantasma
• gol olímpico
• golazo
• goleada
• golear
• golero
• por goleada, de goleada
• saque de gol

 

Further reading

• “gol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Swedish

Verb

gol

1. past indicative of gala

Anagrams

• -log, glo, log, log.

Tok Pisin

Chemical element
Au

Etymology

From English gold.

Noun

gol

1. gold
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:12:

     Long kantri Havila i gat gutpela gol, na i gat wanpela kain diwai, blut bilong en i gat gutpela smel. Na i gat wanpela kain ston i dai tumas, em ol i save kolim kanilian.

     →New International Version translation

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡol]

Noun

gol (definite accusative golü, plural goller)

1. goal (act of placing the object into the goal)
2. goal (point(s) scored)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	gol
Definite accusative	golü
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gol	goller
Definite accusative	golü	golleri
Dative	gole	gollere
Locative	golde	gollerde
Ablative	golden	gollerden
Genitive	golün	gollerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular golüm gollerim 2nd singular golün gollerin 3rd singular golü golleri 1st plural golümüz gollerimiz 2nd plural golünüz golleriniz 3rd plural golleri golleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular golümü gollerimi 2nd singular golünü gollerini 3rd singular golünü gollerini 1st plural golümüzü gollerimizi 2nd plural golünüzü gollerinizi 3rd plural gollerini gollerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular golüme gollerime 2nd singular golüne gollerine 3rd singular golüne gollerine 1st plural golümüze gollerimize 2nd plural golünüze gollerinize 3rd plural gollerine gollerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular golümde gollerimde 2nd singular golünde gollerinde 3rd singular golünde gollerinde 1st plural golümüzde gollerimizde 2nd plural golünüzde gollerinizde 3rd plural gollerinde gollerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular golümden gollerimden 2nd singular golünden gollerinden 3rd singular golünden gollerinden 1st plural golümüzden gollerimizden 2nd plural golünüzden gollerinizden 3rd plural gollerinden gollerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular golümün gollerimin 2nd singular golünün gollerinin 3rd singular golünün gollerinin 1st plural golümüzün gollerimizin 2nd plural golünüzün gollerinizin 3rd plural gollerinin gollerinin

See also

• kale

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɢol]

Noun

gol (definite accusative goly, plural gollar)

1. hand
2. arm

Zazaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡoɫ]
• Hyphenation: gol

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Turkish göl, from Ottoman Turkish كول (göl, “lake”), from Proto-Turkic *kȫl (“lake”).

Noun

gol

1. (geography) lake

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English goal.

Noun

gol

1. (sports) goal