idola

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊlə

Noun

idola

1. plural of idolon
2. plural of idolum

Anagrams

• dolia, iodal

Latin

Noun

īdōla

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of īdōlum

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• ydola (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Feminine form of idolo (“idol”). Compare Old Occitan ydola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈidola/

Noun

idola f (plural idolas)

1. (religion) idol, particularly of a goddess
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 44v:

     veno un ſacerdot ſamaria. e estido ẏ. e demoſtroles cumo temieſſen al criador. fazia cadauno ſu ẏdola. etenian las en ſus caſas.

     [So] a priest came to Samaria, and he dwelt there and showed them how to fear the Creator. [But] each one made their idol, and they kept them in their houses.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈdɔ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: i‧do‧la

Noun

idola

1. genitive singular of idol
2. animate accusative singular of idol