Zoll

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German zol, from Proto-Germanic *tullō (“what is counted or told”). Alternatively from Medieval Latin toloneum, from Latin telōnēum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsɔl/
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Noun

Zoll m (genitive Zolls or Zolles, plural Zölle)

  1. custom (duty collected at the borders)
  2. customs (authority collecting that duty)
Derived terms
  • zollpflichtig

Etymology 2

Noun

Zoll n (genitive Zolls, plural Zoll)

  1. unit of length (if used nowadays it equals an inch)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German zol. Cognate with German Zoll, English toll, Dutch tol, Icelandic tollur, Swedish tull.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsol/
    • Rhymes: -ol

Noun

Zoll m (plural Zoll)

  1. custom, duty
  2. customs
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