gola

See also: goḷa, Gola, golą, goła, gołą, and góla

English

Noun

gola (plural golas)

1. Alternative form of golah

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Asturian

Verb

(deprecated template usage) gola

1. inflection of golar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Catalan

Etymology

From , from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡo.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡo.la]

Noun

gola f (plural goles)

1. throat

   Synonym: gorja

2. maw (mouth of a beast)

   ficar-se a la gola del llop ― to put oneself in extreme danger

3. gorget (a piece of armour)

   Synonym: gorjal

4. gluttony
5. slough, bayou
6. inlet

   Synonym: grau

Derived terms

• golanegre
• golós
• golut

Related terms

• golafre

Further reading

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

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese *goella, from Latin *gulella, from gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔla/

Noun

gola f (plural golas)

1. throat

   Synonyms: garganta, gorxa

References

• “gola”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːla/
• Rhymes: -ɔːla

Noun

gola f (genitive singular golu, nominative plural golur)

1. breeze

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Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

gola m (genitive singular gola, nominative plural golaí)

1. (anatomy) orifice

Declension

Declension of gola

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gola golaí Vocative a ghola a gholaí Genitive gola golaí Dative gola golaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gola na golaí Genitive an ghola na ngolaí Dative leis an ngola don ghola leis na golaí

Etymology 2

Noun

gola m sg

1. genitive singular of gol (“weeping, crying”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gola	ghola	ngola
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gola”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.la/
• Rhymes: -ola
• Hyphenation: gó‧la

Noun

gola f (plural gole)

1. throat
2. gluttony, greed: one of i sette peccati capitali
3. gorge, defile
4. stack, flue

Related terms

• goletta
• goloso
• ingolato

 

Further reading

• gola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• algo-, goal, lago

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin gula.

Noun

gola f (plural goles)

1. (Gherdëina) craving

   Śën ei la gola de na pizza.

   Now I have a craving for pizza.

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Lindu

Noun

gola

1. sugar

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Lower Sorbian

Noun

gola f

1. Superseded spelling of góla.

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Occitan

Etymology

Cognate with French gueule. From Latin gula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡola/

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Noun

gola f (plural golas)

1. snout, face
2. opening
3. (colloquial) mouth

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 327.

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Polish

Noun

gola

1. genitive/accusative singular of gol

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Portuguese

gola

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gola, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”). Doublet of the borrowing gula.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: go‧la

Noun

gola f (plural golas)

1. collar
2. cornice

Related terms

• goela

Further reading

• Template:R:DAN

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Rohingya

Noun

gola

1. neck

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish gola, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”). Doublet of the borrowing gula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡola/ [ˈɡo.la]
• Hyphenation: go‧la

Noun

gola f (plural golas)

1. throat
2. collar
3. (clothing) ruff
4. (architecture) cornice
5. (geography) canal
6. (archaic) gorget (a piece of armor for the throat)

Related terms

• goloso

Further reading

• “gola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014