"Zoll" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /tsɔl/ Audio: De-Zoll.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German and Old High German zol, from Proto-Germanic *tullō (“what is counted or told”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol- (“calculation, fraud”). Alternatively from Medieval Latin toloneum, from Late Latin telōnēum. Etymology templates: {{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”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*dol-||calculation, fraud}} Proto-Indo-European *dol- (“calculation, fraud”), {{der|de|ML.|toloneum}} Medieval Latin toloneum, {{der|de|LL.|telōnēum}} Late Latin telōnēum 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
  2. customs (authority collecting that duty) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zoll-de-noun-Wu7azu6V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zollpflichtig
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: 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: {{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”), {{m|de|Zahl|t=number}} Zahl (“number”), {{m|de|Zelge|t=tillable land}} Zelge (“tillable land”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,-}} Zoll n (strong, genitive Zolls, plural Zoll) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,-}} 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: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-Zoll-de-noun-dHDB3KLM Disambiguation of Units of measure: 8 7 39 46
  2. (historical) any of a number of historical German units of length generally ranging between about 2 and 3 centimeters Tags: historical, neuter, strong Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-Zoll-de-noun-jUCojBaB Disambiguation of Units of measure: 8 7 39 46 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 22 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zoll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zoll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zoll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-"
      },
      "expansion": "Zoll n (strong, genitive Zolls, plural Zoll)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inch",
          "inch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any of a number of historical German units of length generally ranging between about 2 and 3 centimeters"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) any of a number of historical German units of length generally ranging between about 2 and 3 centimeters"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zoll"
}

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