atoll

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

atol

atol·ló

Sinònims

circular coral reef

lagoon island

atoll reef

Traduccions

atoll

atolón

Atoll

atollo

atol

atol

koraaleiland

mercanada

ατόλλη

atol

ατόλη

κοραλλιογενές νησί

atòl

δακτυλιοειδής νήσος

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈætɒl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, “level ford”). The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.