dal

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

Translingual

Symbol

dal

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

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English

Noun

dal (plural dals)

1. Alternative spelling of dahl

Anagrams

• ADL, DLA, LDA, lad

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dala, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (compare Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō) ‘to grow, bloom, thrive’, Welsh deillio ‘to emanate, derive’).

Verb

dal (first-person singular past tense dola, participle dalë)

1. I exit, go out
2. I leave

Antonyms

• hyj

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dalr (“valley”).

Noun

dal c (singular definite dalen, plural indefinite dale)

1. dale, valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains)

Inflection

Declension of dal

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dal	dalen	dale	dalene
genitive	dals	dalens	dales	dalenes

Etymology 2

See dale.

Verb

dal

1. imperative of dale

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑl

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

dal n (plural dalen, diminutive dalletje n)

1. valley

Etymology 2

Noun

dal m (plural dallen, diminutive dalletje n)

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

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Elfdalian

Noun

dal m

1. valley

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Extremaduran

Etymology

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

Verb

dal

1. to give

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Gothic

Romanization

dal

1. Romanization of 𐌳𐌰𐌻

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɒl]

• Audio

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Noun

dal (plural dalok)

1. song

Declension

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

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

Synonyms

• ének
• nóta

Derived terms

• altatódal
• bölcsődal

• dalmű
• dalnok

• dalol
• dalszerző

• dalszöveg
• hattyúdal
• népdal

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Icelandic

Noun

dal

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

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Italian

Contraction

dal

1. (contraction of da il) from the
2. since

   dal 1963 - since 1963

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Ladin

Contraction

dal

1. from the

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Lojban

Rafsi

dal

1. rafsi of danlu.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

dal n

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: dal

Further reading

• “dal”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “dal”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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Northern Sami

Adverb

dal

1. now

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse dalr

Noun

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

1. a valley

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dalr. Akin to English dale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑːl/

Noun

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

1. a valley

References

• “dal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Novial

Contraction

dal

1. contraction of da + li

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• del
• dau
• deu

Contraction

dal

1. Contraction of de + lo

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ġedāl

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dailą

Noun

dal n

1. division

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dalą.

Noun

dal n

1. valley

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Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

dal m

1. valley

Declension

Declension of dal (a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dal	dalin	dala(r)	dalani(r), -ane(r)
accusative	dal	dalin	dala	dalana
dative	dali, -e	dalinum, -enom	dalum, -om	dalumin, -omen
genitive	dals	dalsins	dala	dalanna

Descendants

• Swedish: dal

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Polish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

dal f

1. distance

   z dala – from distance, from afar, from far away

   skok w dal – long jump

Declension

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

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dal, from Old Norse dalr, from Proto-Germanic *dalą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰol-, *dʰel-.

Noun

dal c

1. valley

Declension

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

Related terms

• berg- och dalbana

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Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic tal, from Proto-Turkic *tāl, *dal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɫ/

Noun

dal

1. branch

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dal/

Etymology 1

Verb

dal (first-person singular present daliaf)

1. to catch

Conjugation

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

Mutation

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 2

Non-lemma forms.

Adjective

dal

1. Soft mutation of tal.

Mutation

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.