Mannelijk

óbolo

(Engels)

  1. (masculine) obolus (silver coin)
  2. (figuratively, masculine) alms (donation of little value, given to the poor)
  3. (masculine) unit of weight that is approximately equivalent to 0.72 grams
  4. (masculine) Charon's obol (a coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial)

Frequentie

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɔ.bo.lu/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós), from ὀβελός (obelós, “spit, rod”).

obool

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