atol

See also: ATOL and átōl

Assan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔa(ʔ)t-. Compare Arin éjt́ōl, ejtol, itel and Kott athol.

Noun

atol

  1. door

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔatol/ [ˈʔa.tol̪]
  • Hyphenation: a‧tol

Noun

átol (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. (Naga) snail
    Synonyms: guling-guling, buko

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

A minced oath of atay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧tol
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtol/ [ʔɐˈt̪ol̪]

Interjection

atol

  1. an expression of anger, surprise, excitement, etc.

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːtoːl/

Noun

atol (inanimate)

  1. atole

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈatol]

Noun

atol m inan

  1. atoll

Declension

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈtʌlˀ]

Noun

atol (singular definite atollen, plural indefinite atoller)

  1. atoll

Inflection

Declension of atol

gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative atol atollen atoller atollerne
genitive atols atollens atollers atollernes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈtɔl/, /ˈaː.tɔl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: atol

Noun

atol n or m (plural atollen, diminutive atolletje n)

  1. atoll
    Synonym: koraaleiland

Descendants

  • Indonesian: atol

Extremaduran

Noun

atol m (plural atoris)

  1. actor
  • atrís

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tullon, *tullos (hole), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (to push, hit). Compare Spanish tollo (hole), Welsh twll, Breton toull, Irish toll.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈtɔl/

Noun

atol f (plural atois)

  1. ditch used for watering a field
  2. dam

References

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch atol, ultimately from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈatɔl]
  • Hyphenation: atol

Noun

atol (plural atol-atol)

  1. atoll

Further reading

Kott

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔa(ʔ)t-. Compare Arin éjt́ōl, ejtol, itel and Assan atol.

Noun

atol

  1. door

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuʀ, compare Malay atur.

Verb

atol

  1. to arrange

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *atalaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.tol/

Adjective

atol

  1. terrible, dire, hideous, loathsome, evil
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,
      ġecunnad in ċēole · ċearselda fela,
      atol ȳþa ġewealc, · þǣr mec oft biġeat
      nearo nihtwaco · ǣt nacan stefnan,
      þonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen
      have withstood bitter sorrow,
      known many sorrow-halls in ship,
      loathsome rolling of waves
      where the unquiet night watch
      oft got me at the stem of seacraft
      then it beats near cliffs. Bound by cold

Declension

Descendants

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English atoll.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.tɔl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔl
  • Syllabification: a‧tol

Noun

atol m inan

  1. atoll (type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform)

Declension

Further reading

  • atol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • atol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • atol in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, level ford).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈtɔw/ [aˈtɔʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈtɔl/ [ɐˈtɔɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈtɔ.li/

  • (Caipira) IPA(key): [aˈtɔɻ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧tol

Noun

atol m (plural atóis)

  1. atoll (type of island)

Descendants

  • English: atoll (see there for further descendants)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French atoll, from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).

Noun

atol m (plural atoli)

  1. atoll

Declension

Declension of atol
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative atol atolul atoli atolii
genitive-dative atol atolului atoli atolilor
vocative atolule atolilor

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atóːl/

Noun

atọ̑l m inan

  1. atoll

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. atól
gen. sing. atóla
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
atól atóla atóli
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
atóla atólov atólov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
atólu atóloma atólom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
atól atóla atóle
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
atólu atólih atólih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
atólom atóloma atóli

South Efate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atol/

Noun

atol

  1. egg

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈtol/ [aˈt̪ol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: a‧tol

Noun

atol m (plural atoles)

  1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba) alternative form of atole

Derived terms

Further reading