See also: Doél and Doel

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dul/
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  • Hyphenation: doel
  • Rhymes: -ul

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch doel, doele (ditch that separated two fields), from Old Dutch *duola, from Proto-Germanic *dōlijǭ, *dōlijō (dale, valley). Related to dal (dale, valley). Likely, the initial meaning was "ditch, pit" which shifted to "pile of earth" to "pile of earth used as target in a shooting range" to "shooting target" to "goal".

Noun

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doel n (plural doelen, diminutive doeltje n)

  1. aim, purpose
  2. destination
  3. (sports) goal
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  • Caribbean Javanese: dul

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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doel

  1. inflection of doelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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Old French

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Noun

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doel oblique singularm (oblique plural doeaus or doeax or doiaus or doiax or doels, nominative singular doeaus or doeax or doiaus or doiax or doels, nominative plural doel)

  1. pain; suffering; anguish
    Synonyms: travail, dulor, paine, enui

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