"Olle" meaning in Swedish

See Olle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /²ʊlːɛ/ Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Olle.wav Forms: Olles [genitive]
Etymology: Affix of the first two letters in Olof and Olov, Ol + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e. Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Affix}} Affix, {{af|sv|Ol|l|-e|q2=gemination|q3=hypocoristic suffix}} Ol + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Olles|g=c|head=}} Olle c (genitive Olles), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Olle c (genitive Olles)
  1. a diminutive of the male given names Olof or Olov Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-Olle-sv-name-OML~Lp2e Categories (other): Swedish diminutives of male given names, Swedish given names, Swedish male given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 19 2 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 72 26 2 Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -e: 60 37 3
  2. a male given name, based on the diminutive above Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-Olle-sv-name-JH1OtqoR Categories (other): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names

Noun

IPA: /²ʊlːɛ/ Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Olle.wav
Etymology: Affix of the first two letters in Olof and Olov, Ol + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e. Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Affix}} Affix, {{af|sv|Ol|l|-e|q2=gemination|q3=hypocoristic suffix}} Ol + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} Olle c, {{sv-noun|c}} Olle c
  1. (archaic, jokingly) bull Tags: archaic, common-gender Synonyms: tjur Derived forms: mota Olle i grind (english: nip it in the bud; stop the bull at the gate) [literally]
    Sense id: en-Olle-sv-noun-xnwSY2UU

Inflected forms

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