# atol
## Assan
### Alternative forms

* atūl, átōl

### Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔa(ʔ)t-. Compare Arin éjt́ōl, ejtol, itel and Kott athol.

### Noun

atol
* door

## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: a‧tol
* IPA: /ˈʔatol/ [ˈʔa.tol̪]

### Noun

atol
* (Naga) snail
    Synonyms: guling-guling, buko

## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* ahak, atak, atal, atot

### Etymology

A minced oath of atay.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: a‧tol
* IPA: /ʔaˈtol/ [ʔɐˈt̪ol̪]

### Interjection

atol
* an expression of anger, surprise, excitement, etc.

## Central Nahuatl
### Alternative forms

* atolli (Amecameca, Calpan, Cholula, Jaltocán and Texcoco)
* atoli (Nanacamilpa)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaːtoːl/

### Noun

atol (inanimate)
* atole

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈatol]

### Noun

atol m inan
* atoll

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “atol”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “atol”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “atol”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aˈtʌlˀ]

### Noun

atol (singular definite atollen, plural indefinite atoller)
* atoll

#### Inflection
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aːˈtɔl/, /ˈaː.tɔl/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: atol

### Noun

atol n or m (plural atollen, diminutive atolletje n)
* atoll
    Synonym: koraaleiland

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: atol

## Extremaduran
### Noun

atol m (plural atoris)
* actor

#### Related terms

* atrís

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* tol

### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tullon, *tullos (“hole”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Compare Spanish tollo (“hole”), Welsh twll, Breton toull, Irish toll.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈtɔl/

### Noun

atol f (plural atois)
* ditch used for watering a field
* dam

#### Related terms

* atolar
* tola

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “atol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “atol”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tol”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch atol, ultimately from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈatɔl]
* Hyphenation: atol

### Noun

atol (plural atol-atol)
* atoll

### Further reading

* “atol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Kott
### Alternative forms

* athol

### Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔa(ʔ)t-. Compare Arin éjt́ōl, ejtol, itel and Assan atol.

### Noun

atol
* door

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuʀ, compare Malay atur.

### Verb

atol
* to arrange

## Old English
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *atalaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑ.tol/

### Adjective

atol
* terrible, dire, hideous, loathsome, evil

#### Descendants

* Middle English: ātel

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English atoll.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.tɔl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atɔl
* Syllabification: a‧tol

### Noun

atol m inan
* atoll (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)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* atol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* atol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* atol in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (saṃtīrtha, “level ford”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈtɔw/ [aˈtɔʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈtɔl/ [ɐˈtɔɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈtɔl/ [ɐˈtɔɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈtɔ.li/
* (Caipira) IPA: [aˈtɔɻ]
* Hyphenation: a‧tol

### Noun

atol m (plural atóis)
* atoll (type of island)

#### Related terms

* atolar

#### Descendants

* → English: atoll (see there for further descendants)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French atoll, from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).

### Noun

atol m (plural atoli)
* atoll

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /atóːl/

### Noun

atọ̑l m inan
* atoll

#### Inflection
## South Efate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /atol/

### Noun

atol
* egg

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈtol/ [aˈt̪ol]
* Rhymes: -ol
* Syllabification: a‧tol

### Noun

atol m (plural atoles)
* (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba) Alternative form of atole

#### Derived terms

* atol chuco
* atol shuco
* atolito

### Further reading

* “atol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10