atoll en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈætɔl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈætɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈtɑl/ (General-American)
- /ˈeɪtɑl/ (General-American)
- /əˈtɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈætoʊl/ (General-American)
- /ˈeɪtɔl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈætɑl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit सम्- (sam-) + तीर्थ (tīrtha) “level ford”. The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| atolls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
Atoll · atollo · atolas · atall · atol · atoll · atoll · atol · atolli · atoll · atol
Translations (43)
es atolón (island) · sk atol (island) · ca atol (island) · eo atolo (island) · io atolo (island) · fr atoll (island) · pl atol (island) · tl karang (island) · fi atolli (island) · vo korialanisul klöpik (island) · nl koraaleiland (island) · sl atol (island) · bg атол (island) · dv އަތޮޅު (island) · tr mercan adası (island) · id atol (island) · ms atol (island) · uk атол (island) · hy ատոլ (island) · cs atol (island) · el ατόλλη (island) · ru ато́лл (island) · pt atol (island) · eu atoloi (island) · ro atol (island) · mh aelōn̄ (island) · de Atoll (island) · it atollo (island) · lt atolas (island) · et atoll (island) · da atol (island) · cmn 環礁 /环礁 (island) · ga atall (island) · fa آبسنگ (island) · lv atols (island) · gv ellan chorralagh (island) · mk атол (island) · nl atol (island) · sv atoll (island) · bn আবতল (island) · tr atol (island) · ja 環礁 (island) · no atoll (island)