Neuter

Rinnsal

Meaning

trickle

Dialects

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

ròòasìl

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

rùùsla

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʁɪnˌzaːl]
Etymology

In summary

From rinnen (“to trickle”) + -sal (abstract noun suffix). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *rannislō and cognate with Icelandic rennsli (“run, leak”).

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