obol

See also: öböl

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós) (literally “spit” or “iron rod”). Doublet of obole and pul.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.bəl/, /ˈoʊ.bəl/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒ.bɒl/, /ˈɒ.bəl/

Noun

obol (plural obols)

  1. (historical) A silver coin of Ancient Greece.
    In Classical Athens, there were six obols to one drachma.
  2. (historical) A weight, equivalent to one sixth of a drachma.

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Translations

Anagrams

Afar

Pronunciation

  • óbol: IPA(key): /ˈobol/
  • oból: IPA(key): /oˈbol/
  • Hyphenation: o‧bol

Noun

óbol or oból m (plural oboolá f)

  1. dust

Declension

Declension of óbol
absolutive óbol
predicative óbolu
subjective óbol
genitive óbol
Postpositioned forms
l-case óbolul
k-case óboluk
t-case óbolut
h-case óboluh
Declension of oból
absolutive oból
predicative obólu
subjective oból
genitive oból
Postpositioned forms
l-case obólul
k-case obóluk
t-case obólut
h-case obóluh

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Higaonon

Etymology

From ubul, compare Mansaka ubul.

Noun

obol

  1. smoke

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French obole, from Latin obolus.

Noun

obol n (plural oboluri)

  1. obole

Declension

Declension of obol
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative obol obolul oboluri obolurile
genitive-dative obol obolului oboluri obolurilor
vocative obolule obolurilor
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