atolo

From Russian ато́лл (atóll), Polish atol, German Atoll, English and French atoll, Italian atollo, all ultimately from Malayalam അതൊലു (atolu) and Dhivehi އަތޮޅު‎ (atoḷu), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (saṃtīrtha, “level ford”).

• IPA^(key): [aˈtolo]
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• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: a‧to‧lo

atolo (accusative singular atolon, plural atoloj, accusative plural atolojn)

1. atoll

Borrowed from Esperanto atolo, English atoll, French atoll, German Atoll, Italian atollo, Russian ато́лл (atóll), Spanish atolón[1], from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު‎ (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (saṃtīrtha, “level ford”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈtolo/

atolo (plural atoli)

1. atoll

atolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of atolar