holey

Senso (Inglese)

Having, or being full of, holes.

Concetti

bucato

concavo

fondo

forato

infilzata

traforato

perforato

sinonimi

full of holes

having a hole

porous

holed

hollow

perforated

pierced

punctured

cavitied

cribriform

having holes

carious

cribrous

concave

cut up

Traduzioni

löchrig

troué

agujereado

durchstach

hohl

löcherig

mit hohlem Ton

hohl klingend

gelocht

gepierct

durchgestochen

perforage

poreux

perforons

perforent

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhəʊl.li/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: 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”).