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idol

See also: Idol and ídol

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Etymology edit

From Middle English ydole, from Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing, image”), from *weyd- (“to see”). Doublet of aidoru, eidolon, idea, and idolum.

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idol (plural idols)

  1. A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 9:20–21:
      20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues, yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship deuils, and idoles of golde, and siluer, and brasse, and stone, and of wood, which neither can see, nor heare, nor walke:
      21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
    • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
      Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.
    • 1911, J. Milton Hayes, The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God:
      There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu, There's a little marble cross below the town; There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave of Mad Carew, And the Yellow God forever gazes down.
  2. A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
  3. (Asia, originally Japan) A popular entertainer, usually young, captivating and attractive, and often female, with an image of being close to fans.
    • [2016 January 26, Mariko Oi, “The dark side of Asia’s pop music industry”, in BBC News‎[1]:
      They are known as "idols" and their job is "to sell dreams". For decades, the young pop stars of Japan and South Korea have been the envy of teenagers.]
  4. (obsolete) An eidolon or phantom; something misleading or elusive.

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idol n (singular definite idolet, plural indefinite idoler)

  1. idol

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Declension of idol
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative idol idolet idoler idolerne
genitive idols idolets idolers idolernes

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idol

  1. Alternative form of ydole

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French idole, from Latin īdōlum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image; idol”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

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idol m pers (female equivalent idolka)

  1. idol (cultural icon, especially popular person)

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Declension of idol
singular plural
nominative idol idole
genitive idola idoli/idolów
dative idolowi idolom
accusative idola idoli/idolów
instrumental idolem idolami
locative idolu idolach
vocative idolu idole

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idol m inan

  1. idol (representation of anything revered)
    Synonyms: bożek, bałwan

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Declension of idol
singular plural
nominative idol idole
genitive idolu idoli/idolów
dative idolowi idolom
accusative idol idole
instrumental idolem idolami
locative idolu idolach
vocative idolu idole

Further reading edit

  • idol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • idol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek είδωλον (eídōlon), partially through the intermediate of Old Church Slavonic идолъ (idolŭ). Compare Aromanian idul, Serbo-Croatian idol.

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idol m (plural idoli)

  1. idol
  2. pagan divinity
  3. (popular) demon
    Synonyms: demon, drac, diavol, aghiuță, naiba

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Declension of idol
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) idol idolul (niște) idoli idolii
genitive/dative (unui) idol idolului (unor) idoli idolilor
vocative idolule idolilor

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ǐdoːl/
  • Hyphenation: i‧dol

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ìdōl m (Cyrillic spelling ѝдо̄л)

  1. idol

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Declension of idol
singular plural
nominative ìdōl idoli
genitive idóla idola
dative idolu idolima
accusative idola idole
vocative idole idoli
locative idolu idolima
instrumental idolom idolima

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idol c

  1. someone greatly admired (by someone), or the person someone admires the most; an idol
    Mark Knopfler är min idol ― Mark Knopfler is my idol
  2. (rare, technical) a representation of a deity; an idol
    Synonym: avgud

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Declension of idol 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative idol idolen idoler idolerna
Genitive idols idolens idolers idolernas

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Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From English idol.

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idol m (plural idolau or idoliaid or idolon)

  1. idol

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
idol unchanged unchanged hidol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “idol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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