Zoll
noun · /tsɔl/ ·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. 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.
Translation
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custom (duty collected at the borders)
masculine, strong
Es hat eine Spannweite von etwa vier Zoll.
It has a wingspan of about four inches.
Beim Zoll gibt es bestimmt eine lange Schlange.
There will be long lines at the Customs.
- inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters) masculine, strong
- customs source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- custom house source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- inch /in/ source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
- customs (authority collecting that duty) masculine, strong
- any of a number of historical German units of length generally ranging between about 2 and 3 centimeters historical, masculine, strong
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toll (sacrifice or victims associated with a decision or condition)
figuratively, masculine, strong
seinen Zoll fordern
to take one's toll
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Zoll | Zoll |
| Accusative | Zoll | Zoll |
| Dative | Zoll | Zoll |
| Genitive | Zolls | Zoll |