atoll

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, “level ford”). The traditional etymology from Persian آب‌تل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈætɒl/, /əˈtɒl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈætɔl/, /ˈætɑl/, /ˈætoʊl/, /ˈeɪtɑl/, /ˈeɪtɔl/, /əˈtɑl/ Rhymes: -ɒl === Noun === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: atol → Dutch: atol→ Indonesian: atol → Finnish: atolli → French: atoll→ Romanian: atol → German: Atoll → Irish: atall → Italian: atollo → Lithuanian: atolas → Norwegian Bokmål: atoll → Norwegian Nynorsk: atoll → Polish: atol ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === all to, allot == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian атолл (atoll). === Noun === atoll atoll ==== Declension ==== === References === “atoll”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.tɔl/ === Noun === atoll m (plural atolls) atoll ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: atol === Further reading === “atoll”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu). === Noun === atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atoller, definite plural atollene) an atoll === Further reading === “atoll” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu). === Noun === atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atollar, definite plural atollane) an atoll === Further reading === “atoll” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Noun === atoll c atoll ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === ollat