wal
Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
wal
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin vallum (“wall”), from vallus (“stake, palisade, point”). Cognate with English wall.
Noun[edit]
wal m (plural wallen, diminutive walletje n)
- coast, shore (side of land near to the water)
- earthen levee as protection against flooding
- Synonym: dijk
- wall around city as military defense
- periorbital dark circle
- (generally in the plural) eyebags
- Synonym: oogwal
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Negerhollands: wal
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Dutch wal (“whale”), from Old Dutch *wal, from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”). Cognate with English whale.
Possibly to avoid confusion with wal (“wall; shore”), the derived compound word walvis (“whale; lit. whale-fish”) gained currency over wal (“whale”). Similar clarifying compounds can be found elsewhere in Dutch: kraanvogel (“crane; lit. crane-bird”), muildier (“mule; lit. mule-animal”), oeros (“auroch; auroch-ox”), rendier (“rein; lit. rein-animal”), tortelduif (“turtle (bird); lit. turtle dove”) and windhond (“greyhound; lit. wind-dog”).
Noun[edit]
wal m (plural wallen, diminutive walletje n)
Derived terms[edit]
Eskayan[edit]
Numeral[edit]
wal
Gamilaraay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wal
References[edit]
- (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement
Garo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
wal
Hausa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Ideophone[edit]
wàl
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English weall, from Proto-West Germanic *wall (“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
wal (plural walles)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “wal, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English wæl.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
wal (plural wals)
References[edit]
- “wal, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
wal
- Alternative form of wale (“selection, preference”)
Adjective[edit]
wal
- Alternative form of wale (“great”)
Etymology 4[edit]
Adverb[edit]
wal
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Cognate with Old English hwæl, Old Norse hvalr, Old Saxon hwal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wal m
Declension[edit]
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | wal | wala |
accusative | wal | wala |
genitive | wales | walo |
dative | wale | walum |
instrumental | walu | — |
Descendants[edit]
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from German Wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).
Noun[edit]
wal m animal
- whale (certain species)
Declension[edit]
Hypernyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
wal
Further reading[edit]
- wal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old English weall.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wal m (plural waliau or welydd)
Usage notes[edit]
wal is the most commonly used word for "wall" in Welsh. The word mur is used most often when referring to large walls such as the defensive walls of a city or Mur Mawr Tsieina "The Great Wall of China". It is also used in compound words, for example murlun, rhagfur, cellfur, briwydd y mur. pared in an internal partition wall whereas magwyr is a literary word for an external wall, little used now but preserved in such things as place and plant names.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwal | wal | ngwal | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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