tranendal
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From traan (“tear”) + -en- + dal (“dale, valley”), calque of Latin vallis lacrimārum. Cf. Middle Dutch dal der tranen.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈtraː.nə(n)ˌdɑl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: tra‧nen‧dal
- Rhymes: -aːnəndɑl
- Homophone: Tranendal
Noun edit
tranendal n (plural tranendalen, diminutive tranendalletje n)
- A vale of tears, a place of sorrow.
- Synonym: jammerdal
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: tranedal
- → West Frisian: triennedal (calque)