wal

See also: Wal, WAL, wäl, wał, wal•, and wal-

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑl
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Etymology 1

From Latin vallum (“wall”), from vallus (“stake, palisade, point”). Cognate with English wall.

Noun

wal m (plural wallen, diminutive walletje n)

  1. coast, shore (side of land near to the water)
  2. earthen levee as protection against flooding
  3. wall around city as military defense
  4. periorbital dark circle
  5. eye circle; bags
Synonyms
  • (levee): dijk
  • (defensive wall): omwalling, stadsmuur
  • (eye bags): oogwal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wal (“whale”), from Old Dutch *wal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”). Cognate with English whale. Possibly to avoid confusion with wal (“wall; shore”), the derived compound word walvis (“whale; lit. whale-fish”) gained currency over wal (“whale”). Similar clarifying compounds can be found elsewhere in Dutch: kraanvogel (“crane; lit. crane-bird”), muildier (“mule; lit. mule-animal”), oeros (“auroch; auroch-ox”), rendier (“rein; lit. rein-animal”), tortelduif (“turtle (bird); lit. turtle dove”) and windhond (“greyhound; lit. wind-dog”).

Noun

wal m (plural wallen, diminutive walletje n)

  1. (archaic) whale
Synonyms
Derived terms

Gamilaraay

wal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /val/

Noun

wal

  1. container
  2. rubbish bin

References

  • (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English wæl.

Alternative forms

Noun

wal (plural wals)

  1. death, slaughter.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse val.

Noun

wal

  1. Alternative form of wale (“selection, preference”)

Adjective

wal

  1. Alternative form of wale (“great”)

Welsh

Noun

wal

  1. Soft mutation of gwal.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwal wal ngwal unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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