atoll
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Satellite picture of the Atafu atoll in Tokelau in the Pacific Ocean
Malé in the Maldives, built on an atoll
See also: Atoll
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (saṃtīrtha, “level ford”).[1] The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈætɒl/, /əˈtɒl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈætɔl/, /ˈætɑl/, /ˈætoʊl/, /ˈeɪtɑl/, /ˈeɪtɔl/, /əˈtɑl/
- Rhymes: -ɒl
Noun
atoll (plural atolls)
- A 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.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Catalan: atol
- → Dutch: atol
- → Indonesian: atol
- → Finnish: atolli
- → French: atoll
- → Romanian: atol
- → German: Atoll
- → Irish: atall
- → Italian: atollo
- → Lithuanian: atolas
- → Norwegian Bokmål: atoll
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: atoll
- → Polish: atol
Translations
island
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References
Anagrams
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian атолл (atoll).
Noun
atoll
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | atoll | atolllar |
| genitive | atollnıñ | atolllarnıñ |
| dative | atollğa | atolllarğa |
| accusative | atollnı | atolllarnı |
| locative | atollda | atolllarda |
| ablative | atolldan | atolllardan |
References
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).
Pronunciation
Noun
atoll m (plural atolls)
Descendants
- → Romanian: atol
Further reading
- “atoll”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).
Noun
atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atoller, definite plural atollene)
- an atoll
Further reading
- “atoll” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).
Noun
atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atollar, definite plural atollane)
- an atoll
Further reading
- “atoll” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
atoll c
Declension
Declension of atoll