supol
Keywords: food, culinary
Pronunciation (IPA): | 'su.bol |
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Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
Class: | skurun |
Forms: | supol, supolys |
Glosses: | bowl, catch (liquid) |
Description:
The term 'supol' refers to a bowl, especially one for holding food. It is of unknown origin and first attested in the middle period then carried through the early modern period reforms. The early alternate form 'suppol' is attested, suggesting it might come from the English 'soup bowl'.
Noun:
In a noun context, 'supol' just refers to a bowl, especially one used for food. In some Low Common dialects, for example, in parts of north-central North America, 'supol' is more generalised to any kind of dish you might eat from.
Verb:
'Supol' is almost never used in a verb context, but it can be used as a transitive skurun verb with a sense like 'act as a catchment for a liquid', where the ergative subject is the catchment and the absolutive object is the fluid collected.
Modifier:
The derived form 'supolys' means 'bowl-shaped'.