atol

See also: ATOL and átōl

Assan

Alternative forms

• atūl, átōl

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔa(ʔ)t-. Compare Arin éjt́ōl, ejtol, itel and Kott athol.

Noun

atol

1. door

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧tol
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔatol/ [ˈʔa.tol̪]

Noun

atol

1. (Naga) snail

   Synonyms: guling-guling, buko

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ahak, atak, atal, atot

Etymology

A minced oath of atay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧tol
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtol/ [ʔɐˈt̪ol̪]

Interjection

atol

1. an expression of anger, surprise, excitement, etc.

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• atolli (Amecameca, Calpan, Cholula, Jaltocán and Texcoco)
• atoli (Nanacamilpa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːtoːl/

Noun

atol (inanimate)

1. atole

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈatol]

Noun

atol m inan

1. atoll

Declension

Declension of atol (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	atol	atoly
genitive	atolu	atolů
dative	atolu	atolům
accusative	atol	atoly
vocative	atole	atoly
locative	atolu	atolech
instrumental	atolem	atoly

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/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: atol

Noun

atol n or m (plural atollen, diminutive atolletje n)

1. atoll

   Synonym: koraaleiland

Descendants

• → Indonesian: atol

Extremaduran

Noun

atol m (plural atoris)

1. actor

Related terms

• atrís

Galician

Alternative forms

• tol

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

• IPA^(key): /aˈtɔl/

Noun

atol f (plural atois)

1. ditch used for watering a field
2. dam

Related terms

• atolar
• tola

References

• “atol” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “atol” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “tol” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch atol, ultimately from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈatɔl]
• Hyphenation: atol

Noun

atol (first-person possessive atolku, second-person possessive atolmu, third-person possessive atolnya)

1. atoll

Further reading

• “atol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kott

Alternative forms

• athol

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔa(ʔ)t-. Compare Arin éjt́ōl, ejtol, itel and Assan atol.

Noun

atol

1. door

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuʀ, compare Malay atur.

Verb

atol

1. to arrange

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *atalaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.tol/

Adjective

atol

1. terrible, dire, hideous, loathsome, evil

Declension

Declension of atol — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	atol	atol	atol
Accusative	atolne	atole	atol
Genitive	atoles	atolre	atoles
Dative	atolum	atolre	atolum
Instrumental	atole	atolre	atole
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	atole	atola, atole	atol
Accusative	atole	atola, atole	atol
Genitive	atolra	atolra	atolra
Dative	atolum	atolum	atolum
Instrumental	atolum	atolum	atolum

Declension of atol — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	atola	atole	atole
Accusative	atolan	atolan	atole
Genitive	atolan	atolan	atolan
Dative	atolan	atolan	atolan
Instrumental	atolan	atolan	atolan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	atolan	atolan	atolan
Accusative	atolan	atolan	atolan
Genitive	atolra, atolena	atolra, atolena	atolra, atolena
Dative	atolum	atolum	atolum
Instrumental	atolum	atolum	atolum

Descendants

• Middle English: ātel

Polish

atol

Etymology

Borrowed from English atoll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɔl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atɔl
• Syllabification: a‧tol

Noun

atol m inan

1. 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

Declension of atol

	singular	plural
nominative	atol	atole
genitive	atolu	atoli/atolów
dative	atolowi	atolom
accusative	atol	atole
instrumental	atolem	atolami
locative	atolu	atolach
vocative	atolu	atole

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtɔw/ [aˈtɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtɔl/ [ɐˈtɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtɔl/ [ɐˈtɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtɔ.li/

• (Caipira) IPA^(key): [aˈtɔɻ]
• Hyphenation: a‧tol

Noun

atol m (plural atóis)

1. atoll (type of island)

Related terms

• atolar

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)

1. atoll

Declension

Declension of atol

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) atol	atolul	(niște) atoli	atolii
genitive/dative	(unui) atol	atolului	(unor) atoli	atolilor
vocative	atolule		atolilor

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atóːl/

Noun

atọ̑l m inan

1. atoll

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	atól
gen. sing.	atóla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	atól	atóla	atóli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	atóla	atólov	atólov
dative (dajȃlnik)	atólu	atóloma	atólom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	atól	atóla	atóle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	atólu	atólih	atólih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	atólom	atóloma	atóli

South Efate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atol/

Noun

atol

1. egg

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtol/ [aˈt̪ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: a‧tol

Noun

atol m (plural atoles)

1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba) Alternative form of atole

Derived terms

• atolito

 

Further reading

• “atol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014