Wiktionary

dal

See also: daL, dał, dął, dál, dâl, -dal, -dál, Dal, and дал

TranslingualEdit

Alternative formsEdit

daL

SymbolEdit

dal

  1. (metrology) Symbol for decalitre, an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 101 litres.

EnglishEdit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Hindi दाल (dāl).

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɑːl/
    • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl

NounEdit

dal (countable and uncountable, plural dals)

  1. Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
  2. A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.
    • 1934, George Orwell, chapter 6, in Burmese Days‎[2]:
      A stout Burmese woman, wife of a constable, was kneeling outside the cage ladling rice and watery dahl into tin pannikins.
  3. A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

AnagramsEdit

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch dal, from Old Dutch dal, from Proto-West Germanic *dal (“valley, dale”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dal (plural dale)

  1. dale, valley

ReferencesEdit

AlbanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Albanian *dala,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (compare Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “to grow, bloom, thrive”), Welsh deillio (“to emanate, derive”)).[2]

VerbEdit

  • (active) dal (first-person singular past tense dola, participle dalë)
  1. (active) I exit, go out
  2. (active) I leave
  • (passive) dílet (first-person singular past tense -, participle dalë)
  1. (passive, impersonal) come(s); do(es) come (only 3rd person)

AntonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • [3] active verb dal (aorist dola (dóla); dalë (dálë)) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [4] passive (impersonal) verb dilet (dílet) (3rd person) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 54
  2. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 120

AzerbaijaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Cognate with Chagatai and Ottoman Turkish دال (dal, “back”). Compare also dialectal Turkish dal (“back; arm; shoulder”), Kyrgyz далы (dalı, “shoulder blade”).

Possibly of Mongolic origin, compare Mongolian дал (dal, “shoulder; shoulder blade”).

NounEdit

dal (definite accusative dalı, plural dallar)

  1. back, rear
    Synonyms: arxa, ard
    Antonyms: qabaq, ön
  2. (anatomy) back
    Synonyms: bel, kürək
  3. bottom, buttocks, nates, posterior, seat
    Synonym: (vulgar) göt
  4. (dated) end
    Synonym: son
  5. (colloquial) sequel, continuation; something which is continued
    Synonyms: ard, davam
DeclensionEdit
    Declension of dal
singular plural
nominative dal
 dallar
definite accusative dalı
 dalları
dative dala
 dallara
locative dalda
 dallarda
ablative daldan
 dallardan
definite genitive dalın
 dalların
    Possessive forms of dal
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) dalım dallarım
sənin (“your”) dalın dalların
onun (“his/her/its”) dalı dalları
bizim (“our”) dalımız dallarımız
sizin (“your”) dalınız dallarınız
onların (“their”) dalı or dalları dalları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) dalımı dallarımı
sənin (“your”) dalını dallarını
onun (“his/her/its”) dalını dallarını
bizim (“our”) dalımızı dallarımızı
sizin (“your”) dalınızı dallarınızı
onların (“their”) dalını or dallarını dallarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) dalıma dallarıma
sənin (“your”) dalına dallarına
onun (“his/her/its”) dalına dallarına
bizim (“our”) dalımıza dallarımıza
sizin (“your”) dalınıza dallarınıza
onların (“their”) dalına or dallarına dallarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) dalımda dallarımda
sənin (“your”) dalında dallarında
onun (“his/her/its”) dalında dallarında
bizim (“our”) dalımızda dallarımızda
sizin (“your”) dalınızda dallarınızda
onların (“their”) dalında or dallarında dallarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) dalımdan dallarımdan
sənin (“your”) dalından dallarından
onun (“his/her/its”) dalından dallarından
bizim (“our”) dalımızdan dallarımızdan
sizin (“your”) dalınızdan dallarınızdan
onların (“their”) dalından or dallarından dallarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) dalımın dallarımın
sənin (“your”) dalının dallarının
onun (“his/her/its”) dalının dallarının
bizim (“our”) dalımızın dallarımızın
sizin (“your”) dalınızın dallarınızın
onların (“their”) dalının or dallarının dallarının
Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Sevortjan, E. V. (1980) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages]‎[5] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Nauka, page 131-132

Etymology 2Edit

From Common Turkic *dal.

NounEdit

dal (definite accusative dalı, plural dallar)

  1. (poetic) branch
    Synonym: budaq

BouyeiEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Tai *taːᴬ (“maternal grandfather”). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Lao ຕາ (tā), Lü ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Shan တႃ (tǎa), Zhuang da.

NounEdit

dal

  1. maternal grandfather

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (“eye”). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ, Lao ຕາ (tā), Lü ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Tai Dam ꪔꪱ, Shan တႃ (tǎa), Aiton တႃ (tā), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta) or 𑜄𑜡 (tā), Southern Kam dal, Zhuang da. Compare Old Chinese 睹 (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

NounEdit

dal

  1. eye

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

dal

  1. masculine singular past participle of dát

DanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse dalr (“valley”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dal c (singular definite dalen, plural indefinite dale)

  1. dale, valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains)
InflectionEdit
Declension of dal
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dal dalen dale dalene
genitive dals dalens dales dalenes

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

dal

  1. imperative of dale

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch dal, from Old Dutch dal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.

NounEdit

dal n (plural dalen, diminutive dalletje n)

  1. valley
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Afrikaans: dal

Etymology 2Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

NounEdit

dal m (plural dallen, diminutive dalletje n)

  1. a type of stone to pave the floor with, flagstone

ElfdalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse dalr.

NounEdit

dal m

  1. valley

InflectionEdit

Declension of dal
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dal daln dalir dalir
accusative dal daln dali dalį
dative dali dalim dalum dalum(e)
genitive — — — —

ExtremaduranEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin dāre, present active infinitive of dō (“give”).

VerbEdit

dal

  1. to give

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

dal

  1. Romanization of 𐌳𐌰𐌻

HungarianEdit

 dal on Hungarian Wikipedia

EtymologyEdit

An onomatopoeia. It is also possible that it is a back-formation from dalol.[1]

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dal (plural dalok)

  1. song
    Synonyms: ének, nóta; see also Thesaurus:ének

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative dal dalok
accusative dalt dalokat
dative dalnak daloknak
instrumental dallal dalokkal
causal-final dalért dalokért
translative dallá dalokká
terminative dalig dalokig
essive-formal dalként dalokként
essive-modal — —
inessive dalban dalokban
superessive dalon dalokon
adessive dalnál daloknál
illative dalba dalokba
sublative dalra dalokra
allative dalhoz dalokhoz
elative dalból dalokból
delative dalról dalokról
ablative daltól daloktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		dalé daloké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		daléi dalokéi
Possessive forms of dal
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dalom dalaim
2nd person sing. dalod dalaid
3rd person sing. dala dalai
1st person plural dalunk dalaink
2nd person plural dalotok dalaitok
3rd person plural daluk dalaik

Derived termsEdit

Compound words with this term at the beginning
Compound words with this term at the end

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further readingEdit

  • dal in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • dal in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

IcelandicEdit

NounEdit

dal

  1. inflection of dalur:
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular

ItalianEdit

ContractionEdit

dal

  1. Contraction of da il; from the
  2. since
    dal 1963 ― since 1963

Related termsEdit

LadinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From da +‎ l.

ContractionEdit

dal

  1. from the (masculine singular)

Mauritian CreoleEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Hindi दाल (dāl).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dal

  1. any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils; dahl
  2. a dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.

Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch dal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.

NounEdit

dal n

  1. valley
  2. dip, lower area in the landscape
  3. hole

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “dal”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dal”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Northern SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtal/

AdverbEdit

dal

  1. now

Further readingEdit

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[6], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse dalr (“dale, valley”).

NounEdit

dal m (definite singular dalen, indefinite plural daler, definite plural dalene)

  1. a valley

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from dal

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse dalr. Cognate with English dale.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dal m (definite singular dalen, indefinite plural dalar, definite plural dalane)

  1. a valley

DeclensionEdit

  Declension of dal (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative dal dalen dalar dalane
compound-genitive dals- ― dale- ―

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from dal

ReferencesEdit

OccitanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

ContractionEdit

dal

  1. Contraction of de + lo

Old DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *dalą.

NounEdit

dal n

  1. valley

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

DescendantsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “dal”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *dailą.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dal n

  1. division

DescendantsEdit

Old NorseEdit

NounEdit

dal

  1. accusative/dative singular of dalr

Old SaxonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *dalą.

NounEdit

dal n

  1. valley

DescendantsEdit

Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse dalr, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.

NounEdit

dal m

  1. valley

DeclensionEdit

  Declension of dal (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative daler dalrin dalar dalanir, dalaner
accusative dal dalin dala dalana
dative dali, dale dalinum, dalenom dalum, dalom dalumin, dalomen
genitive dals dalsins dala dalanna

DescendantsEdit

  • Swedish: dal c

PapiamentuEdit

EtymologyEdit

The conjugation of this verb in Papiamentu follows that of former Dutch verbs.

Therefore more probably from Dutch douwen (“push”).

And less probably from Spanish dale: da + le ("give it").

VerbEdit

dal

  1. to hit
  2. to beat

PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dalь.

NounEdit

dal f

  1. distance
    z dala ― from a distance/from afar/from far away
    skok w dal ― long jump
DeclensionEdit
Declension of dal
singular plural
nominative dal dale
genitive dali dali
dative dali dalom
accusative dal dale
instrumental dalą dalami
locative dali dalach
vocative dali dale
Derived termsEdit
noun

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Hindi दाल (dāl).

NounEdit

dal f

  1. dal (an Indian lentil dish)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of dal
singular plural
nominative dal dale
genitive dali dali
dative dali dalom
accusative dal dale
instrumental dalą dalami
locative dali dalach
vocative dali dale

Further readingEdit

  • dal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

RomagnolEdit

PrepositionEdit

dal

  1. feminine plural of da (“from; by”) (used before a consonant)

SalarEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with Azerbaijani dal (“branch”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dal

  1. tree

ReferencesEdit

  • 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985), “dal”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, OCLC 17467570, page 25
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2014), “dal”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 (Social Science Literature Press), →ISBN, page 105


Southern KamEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dal

  1. eye

SumerianEdit

RomanizationEdit

dal

  1. Romanization of 𒊑 (dal)

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish dal, from Old Norse dalr.

NounEdit

dal c

  1. valley, dale

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dal dalen dalar dalarna
Genitive dals dalens dalars dalarnas

Related termsEdit

TurkishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Ottoman Turkish دال (dal), from Proto-Turkic *tāl, *dal.

NounEdit

dal (definite accusative dalı, plural dallar)

  1. branch
  2. (slang) cigarette, joint
DeclensionEdit
Inflection
Nominative dal
Definite accusative dalı
Singular Plural
Nominative dal dallar
Definite accusative dalı dalları
Dative dala dallara
Locative dalda dallarda
Ablative daldan dallardan
Genitive dalın dalların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular dalım dallarım
2nd singular dalın dalların
3rd singular dalı dalları
1st plural dalımız dallarımız
2nd plural dalınız dallarınız
3rd plural dalları dalları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular dalımı dallarımı
2nd singular dalını dallarını
3rd singular dalını dallarını
1st plural dalımızı dallarımızı
2nd plural dalınızı dallarınızı
3rd plural dallarını dallarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular dalıma dallarıma
2nd singular dalına dallarına
3rd singular dalına dallarına
1st plural dalımıza dallarımıza
2nd plural dalınıza dallarınıza
3rd plural dallarına dallarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular dalımda dallarımda
2nd singular dalında dallarında
3rd singular dalında dallarında
1st plural dalımızda dallarımızda
2nd plural dalınızda dallarınızda
3rd plural dallarında dallarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular dalımdan dallarımdan
2nd singular dalından dallarından
3rd singular dalından dallarından
1st plural dalımızdan dallarımızdan
2nd plural dalınızdan dallarınızdan
3rd plural dallarından dallarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular dalımın dallarımın
2nd singular dalının dallarının
3rd singular dalının dallarının
1st plural dalımızın dallarımızın
2nd plural dalınızın dallarınızın
3rd plural dallarının dallarının

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

dal

  1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: د

WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Brythonic *dalɣ-, from Proto-Indo-European *delgʰ-.[1] Cognate with Latin indulgeo.[2]

VerbEdit

dal (first-person singular present daliaf)

  1. (North Wales) to catch
  2. (North Wales) to capture
  3. (North Wales) to hold
  4. to continue
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future daliaf deli deil daliwn deliwch, daliwch daliant delir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional daliwn delit daliai daliem daliech dalient delid
preterite deliais deliaist daliodd daliasom daliasoch daliasant daliwyd
pluperfect daliaswn daliasit daliasai daliasem daliasech daliasent daliasid, daliesid
present subjunctive daliwyf deliech dalio daliom dalioch daliont dalier
imperative — dal, dalia dalied daliwn deliwch, daliwch dalient dalier
verbal noun dal
verbal adjectives daliedig
daliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future dalia i, daliaf i dali di dalith o/e/hi, daliff e/hi daliwn ni daliwch chi dalian nhw
conditional daliwn i, dalswn i daliet ti, dalset ti daliai fo/fe/hi, dalsai fo/fe/hi dalien ni, dalsen ni daliech chi, dalsech chi dalien nhw, dalsen nhw
preterite daliais i, dalies i daliaist ti, daliest ti daliodd o/e/hi dalion ni dalioch chi dalion nhw
imperative — dalia — — daliwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future dala i, dalaf i dali di dalith o/e/hi, daliff e/hi dalwn ni dalwch chi dalan nhw
conditional dalwn i, dalswn i dalet ti, dalset ti dalai fo/fe/hi, dalsai fo/fe/hi dalen ni, dalsen ni dalech chi, dalsech chi dalen nhw, dalsen nhw
preterite dalais i, dales i dalaist ti, dalest ti dalodd o/e/hi dalon ni daloch chi dalon nhw
imperative — dala — — dalwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Alternative formsEdit
Derived termsEdit

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dal ddal nal unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

AdjectiveEdit

dal

  1. Soft mutation of tal.

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tal dal nhal thal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 110 ii (2)
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