Dattel

See also: dattel

German

Datteln

Etymology

From Middle High German datel, dactel, from Old High German dahtil, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, literally “finger”), a folk-etymological alteration of a Semitic word; compare Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel). First attested in the 11th century CE form dahtilboum (“date tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdatl̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Dat‧tel

Noun

Dattel f (genitive Dattel, plural Datteln)

1. date (fruit; tree)

Declension

Declension of Dattel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Dattel	die	Datteln
genitive	einer	der	Dattel	der	Datteln
dative	einer	der	Dattel	den	Datteln
accusative	eine	die	Dattel	die	Datteln

Derived terms

• Dattelbaum
• Dattelkern
• Dattelpalme
• Dattelpflaume
• Datteltraube

Descendants

• → Ido: datelo
• → Luxembourgish: Dattel

Further reading

• “Dattel” in Duden online
• “Dattel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Limburgish

Noun

Dattel f (plural Dattele)

1. Eupen spelling of Date̩l (“date”)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Dattel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdatel/, [ˈdɑtəl]

Noun

Dattel f (plural Dattelen)

1. date (fruit)