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English
Pronunciation
Noun
idola
- plural of idolon
- plural of idolum
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
īdōla
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of īdōlum
Old Spanish
- ydola (alternative spelling)
Etymology
Feminine form of idolo (“idol”). Compare Old Occitan ydola.
Pronunciation
Noun
idola f (plural idolas)
- (religion) idol, particularly of a goddess
c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 44v:veno un ſacerdot ſamaria. e estido ẏ. e demoſtroles cumo temieſſen al criador. fazia cadauno ſu ẏdola. etenian las en ſus caſas.- a priest came to Samaria, and he dwelt there and showed them how to fear the Creator. each one made their idol, and they kept them in their houses.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈdɔ.la/
- Rhymes: -ɔla
- Syllabification: i‧do‧la
Noun
idola
- genitive singular of idol
- animate accusative singular of idol