dedal

Meaning

1. (masculine) thimble (cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle)
2. (masculine) thimbleful (as much as a thimble would hold)
3. (masculine) a tree, Lafoensia densiflora

Concepts

thimble

socket

Synonyms

Dedal

Translations

dé à coudre

ditale

Fingerhut

vingerhoed

didal

dedal

dedal

δαχτυλίθρα

yüksük

vingerhoedje

anello

💍

Fingerhütchen

Fingerschutz

Nähring

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deˈdaw/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: digitālis

In summary

From Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. By surface analysis, dedo + -al. Doublet of digital.