atoll
See also: Atoll
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese atol, from Malayalam അതൊലു (atolu, “reef”) and Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), from Persian آبتل (āb-tal, “water-hillock”)
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈætɒl/, /əˈtɒl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈætɔl/, /ˈætɑl/, /ˈætoʊl/, /ˈeɪtɑl/, /ˈeɪtɔl/, /əˈtɑl/
- Rhymes: -ɒl
NounEdit
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. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
TranslationsEdit
island
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Further readingEdit
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
atoll m (plural atolls)
Further readingEdit
- “atoll” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), via English atoll
NounEdit
atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atoller, definite plural atollene)
- an atoll
ReferencesEdit
- “atoll” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu) and Maldivian atolu, via English atoll
NounEdit
atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atollar, definite plural atollane)
- an atoll
ReferencesEdit
- “atoll” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
atoll c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of atoll | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | atoll | atollen | atoller | atollerna |
Genitive | atolls | atollens | atollers | atollernas |