English Online Dictionary. What means dale? What does dale mean?
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: dāl, IPA(key): /deɪl/
- Rhymes: -eɪl
Etymology 1
From Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.
Noun
dale (plural dales)
- (chiefly British, slightly dated outside Yorkshire etc.) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
- Synonyms: dell, dells, vale
- The sunken or grooved portion of the surface of a vinyl record.
- Antonym: hill
Derived terms
Related terms
- dollar
Translations
Etymology 2
Related to Low German daal or Dutch daal (“lowers, descends”) and French dalle (“trough; conduit”). Attested in English since the seventeenth century.
Noun
dale (plural dales)
- (archaic) A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
References
Anagrams
- ALDE, Adel, Deal, Dela, E.D. La., Lade, Leda, adle, deal, lade, lead
Albanian
Alternative forms
- daleni (Plural)
Etymology 1
From dal (“I exit, go out”); see dal for more.
Interjection
dale
- come out, get out (as a request, plea or as an order)
Etymology 2
Short form of ndal (“I halt, stop, rest, hold up”). See ndal and dal for more.
Interjection
dale
- wait, stay, hold up
- Synonym: ndal
- don't hurry, relax, chill
Related terms
Further reading
- [2] interjection dale (dále) (plural daleni (dáleni)) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
Danish
Etymology 1
See dal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːlə/, [ˈd̥æːlə]
Noun
dale c
- indefinite plural of dal
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German dalen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːlə/, [ˈd̥æːlə]
Verb
dale (imperative dal, infinitive at dale, present tense daler, past tense dalede, perfect tense har dalet)
- fall
- descend
- go down
- sink
- decrease
- fall off
- subside
- decline
Antonyms
- stige
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
dale
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of dalen
Anagrams
- adel, lade
Gothic
Romanization
dale
- Romanization of 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴
Middle English
Alternative forms
- (Early ME) dæle, deale
Etymology
From Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːl/, /dɛːl/, /dal/
Noun
dale (plural dales)
- A dale or valley.
- (rare) A hole or barrow.
Declension
Related terms
- dalke (probably)
Descendants
- English: dale
- Scots: dale, daal
References
- “dāle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Mogum
Noun
dale
- daughter
References
- Association pour la Promotion de la Langue Mogum, 2012, Usunoŋten nasarawe 1. Transition de mogoum en français.
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdale/ [ˈd̪a.le]
- Rhymes: -ale
- Syllabification: da‧le
Interjection
dale
- (Argentina) OK, okey dokey, right
- Synonyms: vale, (Mexico) sale, okey
Derived terms
Verb
dale
- inflection of dar:
- second-person singular imperative combined with le
- second-person singular voseo imperative combined with le
Further reading
- “dale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- dali
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish dale.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdale/ [ˈd̪aː.lɛ]
- Rhymes: -ale
- Syllabification: da‧le
Noun
dale (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)
- unprovoked attack (verbal or physical)
- Synonyms: tira, sabak, banat
- (colloquial) speaking out of turn
- Synonyms: satsat, daldal, tsismis
Derived terms
Interjection
dale (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)
- go ahead!; go on!
- Synonyms: sige, sulong
Anagrams
- dela
Venetian
Adjective
dale f
- feminine plural of dalo