wal
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "wal"
Symbol
wal
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin vallum (“wall”), from vallus (“stake, palisade, point”). Cognate with English wall.
Noun
wal m (plural wallen, diminutive walletje n)
- coast, shore (side of land near to the water)
- earthen levee as protection against flooding
- Synonym: dijk
- wall around city as military defense
- Synonyms: omwalling, stadsmuur
- periorbital dark circle
- (generally in the plural) eyebags
- Synonym: oogwal
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch wal (“whale”), from Old Dutch *wal, from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, 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)
Derived terms
Numeral
wal
Pronunciation
Noun
wal
References
- (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement
Etymology
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Noun
wal
Pronunciation
Ideophone
wàl
Etymology 1
From Old English weall, from Proto-West Germanic *wall (“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”).
Alternative forms
Noun
wal (plural walles)
Descendants
References
- “wal, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English wæl.
Alternative forms
Noun
wal (plural wals)
References
- “wal, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Noun
wal
- Alternative form of wale (“selection, preference”)
Adjective
wal
- Alternative form of wale (“great”)
Etymology 4
Adverb
wal
Verb
wal
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Cognate with Old English hwæl, Old Norse hvalr, Old Saxon hwal.
Pronunciation
Noun
wal m
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wal | wala |
| accusative | wal | wala |
| genitive | wales | walo |
| dative | wale | walum |
| instrumental | walu | — |
Declension of wal (masculine a-stem)
Descendants
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).
Noun
wal m animal
- whale (certain species)
Declension
Declension of wal
Hypernyms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
wal
Further reading
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old English weall.
Pronunciation
Noun
wal f (plural waliau or welydd)
Usage notes
wal is the most commonly used word for "wall" in Welsh. The word mur is used most often when referring to large walls such as the defensive walls of a city or Mur Mawr Tsieina "The Great Wall of China". It is also used in compound words, for example murlun, rhagfur, cellfur, briwydd y mur. pared in an internal partition wall whereas magwyr is a literary word for an external wall, little used now but preserved in such things as place and plant names.
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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