Daade̩l

Limburgish

Alternative forms

dadel (Veldeke spelling)
Date̩l (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Heerlen)
- Dattel (Eupen, spelling)

Etymology

From Middle Limburgish dadel, from Italian dattilo, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, literally “finger”), a folk-etymological alteration of a word from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل‎ (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל‎ (deqel, “date palm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.dəl/
Rhymes: -aːdəl

Noun

Daade̩l f (plural Daade̩le̩)

date (fruit)

Synonyms

Amerikaansje vieg (Veldeke spelling, Sittard)
Ooste̩rsviich

Derived terms

Viic͜he̩daal

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