holey

Significat (Anglès)

Having, or being full of, holes.

Conceptes

porós

Sinònims

full of holes

having a hole

porous

holed

hollow

perforated

pierced

punctured

cavitied

cribriform

having holes

carious

cribrous

concave

cut up

Traduccions

troué

bucato

löchrig

agujereado

perforage

mit hohlem Ton

durchstach

gepierct

löcherig

durchgestochen

gelocht

hohl klingend

poreux

perforons

hohl

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhəʊl.li/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: holy

In summary

From Middle English holy, holi, holly, holli (“holey, spongy, hollow”); equivalent to hole + -y. The e was inserted in Modern English to distinguish the word from holy (“hallowed, sacred”).