dedal

dedal

See also: dèdal, dedâl, and Dèdal

English

Noun

dedal

1. (US) Alternative spelling of daedal

Anagrams

• addle, daled, laded

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Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈðal]

Noun

dedal m (plural dedais)

1. thimble

   Synonym: alferga

Related terms

• dedaleira
• dedo
• dixital

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.

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish dedal.

Noun

dedál

1. thimble

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈdaw/ [deˈdaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdal/ [dɨˈðaɫ]

• 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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dedal.

Derived terms

• dedalzinho (diminutive)

Related terms

• dedada
• dedo
• dígital
• dígito

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Romanian

Etymology

From French dédale.

Noun

dedal n (plural dedaluri)

1. maze

Declension

Declension of dedal

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dedal	dedalul	(niște) dedaluri	dedalurile
genitive/dative	(unui) dedal	dedalului	(unor) dedaluri	dedalurilor
vocative	dedalule		dedalurilor

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈdal/ [d̪eˈð̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: de‧dal

Noun

dedal m (plural dedales)

1. thimble

Related terms

• dedo
• digital

Further reading

• “dedal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014