obol

See also: öböl

English

Alternative forms

• obolos, obolus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós) (literally “spit” or “iron rod”). Doublet of obole and pul.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.bəl/, /ˈoʊ.bəl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒ.bɒl/, /ˈɒ.bəl/

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Noun

obol (plural obols)

1. (historical) A silver coin of Ancient Greece.

   In Classical Athens, there were six obols to one drachma.

2. (historical) A weight, equivalent to one sixth of a drachma.

Coordinate terms

• drachma

Derived terms

• Charon's obol
• diobol
• hemiobol
• trihemiobol
• triobol

Translations

ancient silver coin

French: obole (fr) f Greek: Ancient: ὀβολός m (obolós) Polish: obol (pl) m

Anagrams

• BOLO, Lobo, bloo, bolo, bool, lobo, loob

Afar

Pronunciation

• óbol: IPA^(key): /ˈobol/
• oból: IPA^(key): /oˈbol/
• Hyphenation: o‧bol

Noun

óbol or oból m (plural oboolá f)

1. dust

Declension

Declension of óbol
absolutive	óbol
predicative	óbolu
subjective	óbol
genitive	óbol
Postpositioned forms l-case óbolul k-case óboluk t-case óbolut h-case óboluh

Declension of oból
absolutive	oból
predicative	obólu
subjective	oból
genitive	oból
Postpositioned forms l-case obólul k-case obóluk t-case obólut h-case obóluh

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Higaonon

Etymology

From ubul, compare Mansaka ubul.

Noun

obol

1. smoke

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French obole, from Latin obolus.

Noun

obol n (plural oboluri)

1. obole

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	obol	obolul		oboluri	obolurile
genitive-dative	obol	obolului		oboluri	obolurilor
vocative	obolule			obolurilor