dweil

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʋɛi̯l/

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• Hyphenation: dweil
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dwâle, *dweile, from Old Dutch *thwāla, *thweila, from Proto-West Germanic *þwahilu. Doublet of dwaal.

Noun

dweil m (plural dweilen, diminutive dweiltje n)

1. floorcloth, mop
2. worthless person; weakling

Derived terms

• dweilen

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: dueila
• → Sranan Tongo: dweiri
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: dweri
  • → Caribbean Javanese: dwéri, pèl

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dweil

1. inflection of dweilen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• wilde