dedal

See also: Dedal, dedâl, dèdal, and Dèdal

English

Noun

dedal

1. (US) Alternative spelling of daedal

Anagrams

• addle, daled, laded

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of dixital.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈðal]

Noun

dedal m (plural dedais)

1. thimble

   Synonym: alferga

Related terms

• dedaleira
• dedo
• dixital

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “dedal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “dedal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dedal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dedal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dedal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish dedal.

Noun

dedál

1. thimble

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of digital.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈdaw/ [deˈdaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdal/ [dɨˈðaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdal/ [dɨˈðaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈda.li/ [dɨˈða.li]

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: de‧dal

Noun

dedal m (plural dedais)

1. thimble (cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle)
2. thimbleful (as much as a thimble would hold)
3. (botany) a tree, Lafoensia densiflora

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dedal.

Derived terms

• dedalzinho (diminutive)

Related terms

• dedada
• dedo
• dígital
• dígito

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dédale.

Noun

dedal n (plural dedaluri)

1. maze

Declension

Declension of dedal

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	dedal	dedalul		dedaluri	dedalurile
genitive-dative	dedal	dedalului		dedaluri	dedalurilor
vocative	dedalule			dedalurilor

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish dedal, from Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of digital.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈdal/ [d̪eˈð̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: de‧dal

Noun

dedal m (plural dedales)

1. thimble

Derived terms

• dedal del oro

Related terms

• dedo
• digital

Further reading

• “dedal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• didal

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dedal, from Old Spanish dedal, from Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis. Doublet of dihital.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈdal/ [d̪ɛˈd̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: de‧dal

Noun

dedál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜎ᜔) (sewing)

1. thimble

Derived terms

• dedalan
• dedalin

Related terms

• dedil
• dedo

Further reading

• “dedal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “dedal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018