Feminine
digue
Meaning
seawall, dyke, breakwater
Concepts
Synonyms
turcie
jetée f
dique
Deich
diga
dique
dijk
dic
bentFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/diɡ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French digue, from Old French dike, diic, from Middle Dutch dijc (compare modern Dutch dijk), from Old Dutch diic, dīc, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (“pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, stab, pierce, dig”). More at dig, dike, ditch.
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