dingle

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

Adj

Having good weather.

Conceptes

sot

vall petita

Oposat a

mank, manky

Sinònims

dell

valley

gorge

canyon

ravine

glen

gully

cirque

Traduccions

dol

gelî

newal

nihal

ravine

dingle

الوادي المشجّر

derecik

Waldschlucht

χαράδρα

λαγκάδα

στενή κοιλάδα

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdɪŋɡl̩/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: dingle

Heretat de anglès antic: *dyngel

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: Dongel

In summary

From Middle English dingle (“a deep hollow; dell”), from Old English *dyngel, a diminutive of Old English dung (“dungeon; pit”), equivalent to dung + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Dongel (“hollow tooth, cavity”), English dimble (“a dingle, glen, retired place”).
Related to dungeon.