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Assan
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔa(ʔ)t- . Compare Arin éjt́ōl , ejtol , itel and Kott athol .
Noun
atol
door
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: a‧tol
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔatol/
Noun
atol
( Naga ) snail
Synonyms: guling-guling , buko
Cebuano
Etymology
A minced oath of atay .
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: a‧tol
IPA (key ) : /ʔaˈtol/
Interjection
atol
an expression of anger , surprise , excitement , etc.
Central Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
atol (inanimate )
atole
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
atol m inan
atoll
Declension
Declension of atol (hard masculine inanimate )
Further reading
“atol ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“atol ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“atol ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English atoll , from Portuguese atol , from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު ( atoḷu ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aːˈtɔl/ , /ˈaː.tɔl/
Hyphenation: atol
Noun
atol n or m (plural atollen , diminutive atolletje n )
atoll
Synonym: koraaleiland
Descendants
Extremaduran
Noun
atol m (plural atoris )
actor
Galician
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
Noun
atol f (plural atois )
ditch used for watering a field
dam
References
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “atol ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “atol ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “tol ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch atol , ultimately from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު ( atoḷu ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
atol (uncountable )
atoll
Further reading
Kott
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔa(ʔ)t- . Compare Arin éjt́ōl , ejtol , itel and Assan atol .
Noun
atol
door
Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuʀ , compare Malay atur .
Verb
atol
to arrange
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *atalaz .
Pronunciation
Adjective
atol
terrible , dire , hideous , loathsome , evil
Declension
Declension of atol — Strong
Declension of atol — Weak
Descendants
Polish
atol
Etymology
Borrowed from English atoll .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈa.tɔl/
Rhymes: -atɔl
Syllabification: a‧tol
Noun
atol m inan
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
( Caipira ) IPA (key ) :
Hyphenation: a‧tol
Noun
atol m (plural atóis )
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 )
atoll
Declension
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
atọ̑l m inan
atoll
Inflection
South Efate
Pronunciation
Noun
atol
egg
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aˈtol/
Rhymes: -ol
Syllabification: a‧tol
Noun
atol m (plural atoles )
( El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua , Venezuela , Cuba ) Alternative form of atole
Derived terms
Further reading