atoll

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

ringförmige Koralleninsel

Synonyme

circular coral reef

lagoon island

atoll reef

Übersetzungen

atol

mercanada

ατόλλη

atol

ατόλη

κοραλλιογενές νησί

atòl

δακτυλιοειδής νήσος

Frequenz

45k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈætɒl/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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.

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