atoll
See also: Atoll
English
Etymology
From Malayalam അതൊലു (atolu, “reef”) and Dhivehi އބތަލ (btal), from Persian آبتل (āb-tal, “water-hillock”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈætɒl/, /əˈtɒl/
- 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. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls.
Translations
island
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Further reading
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.tɔl/
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Audio (file)
Noun
atoll m (plural atolls)
Further reading
- “atoll” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Malé in the Maldives, built on an atoll
Etymology
From Dhivehi އބތަލ (btal) and Maldivian atolu, via English atoll
Noun
atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atoller, definite plural atollene)
- an atoll
References
- “atoll” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Dhivehi އބތަލ (btal) and Maldivian atolu, via English atoll
Noun
atoll m (definite singular atollen, indefinite plural atollar, definite plural atollane)
- an atoll
References
- “atoll” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
atoll c
Declension
| Declension of atoll | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | atoll | atollen | atoller | atollerna |
| Genitive | atolls | atollens | atollers | atollernas |
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