estol

See also: eSTOL

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin stolus, a borrowing of Ancient Greek στόλος (stólos, “fleet”). Compare Italian stuolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈtɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈtɔl]

Noun

estol m (plural estols)

1. group, herd

   Synonym: colla

2. (nautical) fleet

References

• “estol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “estol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “estol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• stall

Etymology

Adapted borrowing from English stall.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɔw/ [isˈtɔʊ̯], /esˈtɔw/ [esˈtɔʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɔw/ [isˈtɔʊ̯], /esˈtɔw/ [esˈtɔʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɔw/ [iʃˈtɔʊ̯], /eʃˈtɔw/ [eʃˈtɔʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɔw/ [esˈtɔʊ̯]

Noun

estol m (plural estóis)

1. (aeronautics) stall (loss of lift)

Derived terms

• estolar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan estol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtol/ [esˈt̪ol]

Noun

estol m (plural estoles)

1. (uncommon) accompaniment

   Synonyms: acompañamiento, comitiva

Further reading

• “estol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10