Zoll

See also: zoll

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German zol, from Proto-Germanic *tullō (“what is counted or told”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol- (“calculation, fraud”). Alternatively from Medieval Latin toloneum, from Late Latin telōnēum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsɔl/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Zoll m (strong, genitive Zolles or Zolls, plural Zölle)

  1. custom (duty collected at the borders)
  2. customs (authority collecting that duty)
Declension
Declension of Zoll [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zoll die Zölle
genitive eines des Zolles, Zolls der Zölle
dative einem dem Zoll, Zolle1 den Zöllen
accusative einen den Zoll die Zölle

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms
  • zollpflichtig

Noun

Zoll n (strong, genitive Zolls, plural Zoll)

  1. unit of length (if used nowadays it equals an inch)
Declension
Declension of Zoll [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Zoll die Zoll
genitive eines des Zolls der Zoll
dative einem dem Zoll den Zoll
accusative ein das Zoll die Zoll

Further reading
  • “Zoll” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zoll” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German zol, from Medieval Latin toloneum, from Late Latin teloneum (“custom house”).

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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