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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós) (literally “spit” or “iron rod”). Doublet of obole and pul.
Pronunciation
Noun
obol (plural obols)
- (historical) A silver coin of Ancient Greece.
- In Classical Athens, there were six obols to one drachma.
- (historical) A weight, equivalent to one sixth of a drachma.
Coordinate terms
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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)
- dust
Declension
| Declension of óbol
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| absolutive
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óbol
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| predicative
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óbolu
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| subjective
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óbol
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| genitive
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óbol
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| Declension of oból
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| absolutive
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oból
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| predicative
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obólu
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| subjective
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oból
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| genitive
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oból
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References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Higaonon
Etymology
From ubul, compare Mansaka ubul.
Noun
obol
- smoke
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French obole, from Latin obolus.
Noun
obol n (plural oboluri)
- obole
Declension