Wal
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German wal, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Compare Low German Waal, English whale, Danish hval, Swedish val; compare also Dutch walvis, German Low German Waalfisch.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wal m (genitive Wales, plural Wale)
Declension
See also
- Wahl (election)
Further reading
- “Wal” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From German Wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz. Compare Dutch walvis, English whale, Danish hval, Icelandic hvalur.
Noun
Wal m (plural Walen)
Etymology 2
From German Wahl, Old High German wala, from Proto-Germanic *walō. The related terms below are inherited.
Alternative forms
- Wahl (nonstandard, but not rare, to distinguish from etymology 1)
Noun
Wal f (plural Walen)
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Old High German wald, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Cognate with German Wald, Dutch woud, English wold
Noun
Wal m (uncountable)
Synonyms
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German terms with homophones
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- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
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- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/aːl
- Luxembourgish terms derived from German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish masculine nouns
- Luxembourgish feminine nouns
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- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish uncountable nouns
- Luxembourgish terms with archaic senses
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