Feminine

Diele

  1. (feminine, plural-normally) plank (most often on a floor)
  2. (feminine) hallway, hall, foyer (room)

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdiːlə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German dille, from Old High German dilla, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ. More at thill. The sense “hallway” is from Middle Low German dēle and its German Low German descendants. The form, Diele, likewise seems influenced by Low German (although it could stem from an attested Middle High German variant dile). Cognate with Dutch deel f.

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