atoll

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

atol

koraaleiland

Synoniemen

circular coral reef

lagoon island

atoll reef

Vertalingen

atolón

atoll

Atoll

atollo

atol

atol

mercanada

ατόλλη

atol

κοραλλιογενές νησί

récif corallien circulaire

δακτυλιοειδής νήσος

atòl

ringförmige Koralleninsel

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈætɒl/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.