different between alm vs goal

Translingual

Symbol

alm

1. (metrology) Symbol for attolumen, an SI unit of luminous flux equal to 10^?18 lumens.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Alm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lm/
• Hyphenation: alm
• Rhymes: -?lm

Noun

alm f (plural almen)

1. alpine pasture [from mid 19th c.]
   • 1859, Heinrich Berghaus, Wat men van de aarde weet, en hoe men tot de kennis daarvan is gekomen, Vol. 3, tr. by P. van Os from German, Van Druten & Bleeker (publ.) page 229.

   Synonym: alpenweide

Hypernyms

• bergweide

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse almr, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?élem.

Noun

alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almer, definite plural almene)

1. an elm

Derived terms

• almetre

References

• “alm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse almr. Akin to English elm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lm/

Noun

alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almar, definite plural almane)

1. a wych-elm (Ulmus glabra)
2. an elm, (a tree of the genus Ulmus)

Derived terms

• almetre

References

• “alm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse almr, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?élem.

Pronunciation

Noun

alm c

1. elm

Declension

Anagrams

• LMA, lam, mal

Zoogocho Zapotec

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alma, from Latin anima.

Noun

alm

1. soul

References

• Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)?^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 3

English

Etymology

From Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”), from Old English *g?l (“obstacle, barrier, marker”), suggested by its derivatives Old English g?lan (“to hinder, delay, impede, keep in suspense, linger, hesitate, dupe”), and hy?eg?ls (“hesitating, slow, sluggish”), hy?eg?lsa (“slow one, sluggish one”). Possibly cognate with Lithuanian gãlas (“end”), Latvian gals (“end”), Old Prussian gallan (“death”), Albanian ngalem (“to be limping, lame, paralyzed”), ngel (“to remain, linger, hesitate, get stuck”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???l/, /???l/, /???l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?l/
• Rhymes: -??l

Noun

goal (plural goals)

1. A result that one is attempting to achieve.
2. (sports) In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
3. The act of placing the object into the goal.
4. A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
5. A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.

Synonyms

• (a result one is attempting to achieve:) ambition, object of desire, objective, purpose, aspiration
• See also Thesaurus:goal

Derived terms

Pages starting with “goal”.

• goalball
• goal difference
• goalie
• goalkeeper
• goalgetter
• goalpost
• goaltender
• goal umpire
• golden goal
• silver goal
• subgoal

Descendants

Translations

Verb

goal (third-person singular simple present goals, present participle goaling, simple past and past participle goaled)

1. (Gaelic football, Australian rules football) To score a goal.

Anagrams

• Galo, Gola, Lago, Olga, algo, algo-, gaol

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from English goal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?l/, [?o?l]
• Hyphenation: goal

Noun

goal m (plural goals, diminutive goaltje n)

1. goal, target in sports, especially soccer
2. a hit in it, a point scored

Synonyms

• (target): doel n
• (hit): doelpunt n

Derived terms

• goalpaal

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ol/

Noun

goal m (plural goals)

1. goalkeeper especially in soccer and polo
2. (rare) target in those sports

Synonyms

• (goalkeeper): gardien de but, gardien m, portier m
• (target): but m

Further reading

• “goal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• algo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal.

Noun

goal m (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of gol

Anagrams

• gola, lago

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Gall (“Gaul, Scandinavian, Anglo-Norman, foreigner”), from Latin Gallus.

Noun

goal m (genitive singular goal, plural goallyn or goaldee)

1. Scottish lowlander
2. foreigner

Related terms

• Goal

Mutation