"Zoll" meaning in German

See Zoll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡sɔl/ Audio: De-Zoll.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German and Old High German zol, from Proto-Germanic *tullō (“what is counted or told”), for which see Proto-West Germanic *tolnu (“toll”) for more. Cognate with English toll. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|la-med|la-lat|ine-pro}}, {{ety|de|:inh|gmh:zol|goh:zol|id=toll|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Zoll", "lang" : "de" }" data-id="toll" data-lang="de" data-title="Zoll" id="German:_toll">, {{inh|de|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|zol}} Old High German zol, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*tullō||what is counted or told}} Proto-Germanic *tullō (“what is counted or told”), {{cog|gmw-pro|*tolnu|t=toll}} Proto-West Germanic *tolnu (“toll”), {{cog|en|toll}} English toll Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Zoll m (strong, genitive Zolles or Zolls, plural Zölle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Zolles [genitive], Zolls [genitive], Zölle [plural], strong [table-tags], Zoll [nominative, singular], Zölle [definite, nominative, plural], Zolles [genitive, singular], Zolls [genitive, singular], Zölle [definite, genitive, plural], Zoll [dative, singular], Zolle [dative, singular], Zöllen [dative, definite, plural], Zoll [accusative, singular], Zölle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. custom (duty collected at the borders) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zoll-de-noun-vKO0m3Nl Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 27 34 39
  2. customs (authority collecting that duty) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zoll-de-noun-Wu7azu6V Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 27 34 39
  3. (figurative) toll (sacrifice or victims associated with a decision or condition) Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zoll-de-noun-yZuOSfBQ Categories (other): German terms with collocations, German entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 27 34 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Blutzoll, Schutzzoll, Wegzoll
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: verzollen, zollen, zollfrei, Zöllner, Zöllnerin, zollpflichtig, Zollabfertigung [compound, noun], Zollabkommen [compound, noun], Zollamt [compound, noun], Zollbeamter [compound, noun], Zollbrücke [compound, noun], Zolleinnehmer [compound, noun], Zollgrenze [compound, noun], Zollhaus [compound, noun], Zollhoheit [compound, noun], Zollkrieg [compound, noun], Zollkriminalamt [compound, noun], Zollpapier [compound, noun], Zollpolitik [compound, noun], Zollregal [compound, noun], Zollsatz [compound, noun], Zollschranke [compound, noun], Zollstelle [compound, noun], Zolltarif [compound, noun], Zollunion [compound, noun], Zollverband [compound, noun], Zollverein [compound, noun]

Noun

IPA: /t͡sɔl/ Audio: De-Zoll.ogg
Etymology: Etymology tree Old High German zolloder. Middle High German zolder. German Zoll From Middle High German zol (“plug, block, peg”), from Old High German zollo (“spinning top”); possibly as the length of a finger, perhaps from the sense "cut-off piece", in which case it could be related to Zahl (“number”) or Zelge (“tillable land”); documented since the 11th century, in its current sense "measure of length" since the 16th century. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:der|gmh:zol<ety:der<goh:zollo>>|id=inch|tree=1}} Etymology tree Old High German zolloder. Middle High German zolder. German Zoll [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "zollo", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "zol", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Zoll", "lang" : "de" }" data-id="inch" data-lang="de" data-title="Zoll" id="German:_inch">, {{der|de|gmh|zol|t=plug, block, peg}} Middle High German zol (“plug, block, peg”), {{der|de|goh|zollo|t=spinning top}} Old High German zollo (“spinning top”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,-}} Zoll m (strong, genitive Zolls, plural Zoll) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,-}} Forms: Zolls [genitive], Zoll [plural], strong [table-tags], Zoll [nominative, singular], Zoll [definite, nominative, plural], Zolls [genitive, singular], Zoll [definite, genitive, plural], Zoll [dative, singular], Zoll [dative, definite, plural], Zoll [accusative, singular], Zoll [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zoll-de-noun-dHDB3KLM Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 10 9 30 28 3 13
  2. (historical) any of a number of historical German units of length generally ranging between about 2 and 3 centimeters Tags: historical, masculine, strong Related terms: Zollmaßband, Zollstock
    Sense id: en-Zoll-de-noun-jUCojBaB Categories (other): German entries with etymology trees, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Units of measure Disambiguation of German entries with etymology trees: 6 8 9 6 70 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 3 3 4 7 83 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 13 10 65 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 20 19 18 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 10 9 30 28 3 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 9 9 24 37 3 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 18 18 14 38 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 17 16 15 42 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 4 5 5 34 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "english": "to take one's toll",
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