Dal

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dal"

English

Etymology

The river is from Swedish Dalälven, probably from Old Norse dálr (“valley”).

Proper noun

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Dalälven

Wikipedia

Dal

1. (informal) Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
   • 2007, Carolyn C. Wise, Stephanie Hauser, The College Buzz Book, page 923:

     The recreation program at Dal is very well rounded.

2. A river in central Sweden, the second longest in the country.

Anagrams

• ADL, LDA, DLA, LAD, ALD, Ald., lad

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdal]

Proper noun

Dal m anim (female equivalent Dalová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Dal (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Dal	Dalové
genitive	Dala	Dalů
dative	Dalovi	Dalům
accusative	Dala	Daly
vocative	Dale	Dalové
locative	Dalovi	Dalech
instrumental	Dalem	Daly

Further reading

• “Dal”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Dahl in 1803-1820. Derived from dal (“dale, valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Dal
• Rhymes: -ɑl
• Homophone: dal

Proper noun

Dal n

1. a hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN