dedal

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See also: Dedal, dedâl, dèdal, and Dèdal

English

Noun

dedal

  1. (US) Alternative spelling of daedal

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

dedal m (plural dedais)

  1. thimble
    Synonym: alferga

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References

  • dedal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • dedal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • dedal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • dedal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • dedal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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

 

  • 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

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dédale.

Noun

dedal n (plural dedaluri)

  1. maze

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈdal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: de‧dal

Noun

dedal m (plural dedales)

  1. thimble

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