atoll
See also: Atoll
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (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 edit
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.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: atol
- → Dutch: atol
- → Indonesian: atol
- → French: atoll
- → Romanian: atol
- → Irish: atall
- → Italian: atollo
- → Norwegian:
- → Polish: atol
Translations edit
island
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References edit
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian атолл (atoll).
Noun edit
atoll
Declension edit
Declension of atoll
singular | plural | |
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nominative | atoll | atolllar |
genitive | atollnıñ | atolllarnıñ |
dative | atollğa | atolllarğa |
accusative | atollnı | atolllarnı |
locative | atollda | atolllarda |
ablative | atolldan | atolllardan |
References edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
atoll m (plural atolls)
Further reading edit
- “atoll”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), via English atoll.
Noun edit
atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atoller, definite plural atollene)
- an atoll
References edit
- “atoll” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu) and Maldivian atolu, via English atoll.
Noun edit
atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atollar, definite plural atollane)
- an atoll
References edit
- “atoll” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
atoll c
Declension edit
Declension of atoll | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | atoll | atollen | atoller | atollerna |
Genitive | atolls | atollens | atollers | atollernas |