Daade̩l

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• dadel (Veldeke spelling)
• Date̩l (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Heerlen)
  • Dattel (Eupen, spelling)

Etymology

From Middle Limburgish dadel, from Italian dattilo, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, literally “finger”), a folk-etymological alteration of a word from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel, “date palm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.dəl/
• Rhymes: -aːdəl

Noun

Daade̩l f (plural Daade̩le̩)

1. date (fruit)

Synonyms

• Amerikaansje vieg (Veldeke spelling, Sittard)
• Ooste̩rsviich

Derived terms

• Viic͜he̩daal