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German
Etymology
From Middle High German dille, from Old High German dilla, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ. More at thill.
The sense “hallway” is from Middle Low German dēle and its German Low German descendants. The form, Diele, likewise seems influenced by Low German (although it could stem from an attested Middle High German variant dile). Cognate with Dutch deel f.
Pronunciation
Noun
Diele f (genitive Diele, plural Dielen)
- (usually in the plural) plank (most often on a floor)
2018, “Bis uns das Licht vertreibt”, in Die Unendlichkeit, performed by Tocotronic:Du hörst mich nachts / Über Dielen gehn / Ich laufe hier wie irr herum / Und rauch die zehnte Zigarette / Innerhalb der halben Stunde / Die mir bleibt / Bis mich das Licht vertreibt- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- hallway, hall, foyer (room)
Usage notes
- A Diele is a hallway in a private residence, as is Korridor. Another synonym is Flur, but this can also mean the stairwell of an apartment house.
- If an apartment has a foyer and then a separate hallway branching off from it, only the foyer will be called Diele and the hallway will be called Flur, Gang, Korridor.
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Further reading
- “Diele” in Duden online
- “Diele” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache