rigol

See also: ri•gol

English

Etymology

From Middle English rigol, from Middle French rigole.[1] Doublet of rail, regal, regula, and rule.

Noun

rigol (plural rigols)

  1. (obsolete) A circle.
  2. (obsolete) A diadem, crown (ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty).
  3. (nautical) A ridge or channel above a porthole to redirect water flow from dripping inside the vessel.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “rigol”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Descendants

  • → Welsh: rhigol (“groove, furrow”)

References

  1. ^ “rigol, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Czech

Etymology

From French rigole.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɪɡol]
  • Hyphenation: ri‧gol
  • Rhymes: -ɡol

Noun

rigol m inan (diminutive rigólek)

  1. a small gutter to drain water away
  2. (colloquial) a pothole

Declension

Declension of rigol (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative rigol rigoly
genitive rigolu rigolů
dative rigolu rigolům
accusative rigol rigoly
vocative rigole rigoly
locative rigolu rigolech
instrumental rigolem rigoly

Further reading

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