Dale meaning of word

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: dāl, IPA(key): /deɪl/
  • Rhymes: -eɪl

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.

Noun[edit]

dale (plural dales)

  1. (chiefly Britain) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
    Synonyms: dell, dells, vale
    • 1797, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “Kubla Khan: Or A Vision in a Dream”, in Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision: The Pains of Sleep, London: [] John Murray, [], by William Bulmer and Co. [], published 1816, →OCLC, page 57:

      Five miles meandering with a mazy motion, / Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, / Then reached the caverns measureless to man, / And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean: […]

    • 1869 May, Anthony Trollope, “The Clock House at Nuncombe Putney”, in He Knew He Was Right, volume I, London: Strahan and Company, [], →OCLC, page 113:

      The country about Nuncombe Putney is perhaps as pretty as any in England. It is beyond the river Teign, between that and Dartmoor, and is so lovely in all its variations of rivers, rivulets, broken ground, hills and dales, old broken, battered, time-worn timber, green knolls, rich pastures, and heathy common, that the wonder is that English lovers of scenery know so little of it.

    • 1908, Edmund Louis Gruber, The Caissons Go Rolling Along:

      Over hill, over dale / As we hit the dusty trail, / And those caissons go rolling along.

  2. The sunken or grooved portion of the surface of a vinyl record.
    Antonym: hill
Derived terms[edit]
  • acre-dale
  • Airedale
  • Annandale
  • Borrowdale
  • Calderdale
  • Castle Dale
  • Chapel-le-Dale
  • Clarksdale
  • Clydesdale
  • Cozaddale
  • daleside
  • Darley Dale
  • Denby Dale
  • Derbyshire Dales
  • Eskdale
  • Honesdale
  • Limedale
  • Lucedale
  • Miller’s Dale
  • Monsal Dale
  • Newton Dale
  • Peak Dale
  • Ribblesdale
  • Riverdale
  • Rochdale
  • Sunningdale
  • Swaledale
  • Teesdale
  • Tindall
  • Tweeddale
  • up hill and down dale
  • Weardale
  • Wensleydale
  • Wharfedale
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  • dollar
Translations[edit]

valley

  • Afrikaans: dal (af)
  • Basque: ibar
  • Bavarian: Thoi
  • Belarusian: далі́на f (dalína)
  • Bulgarian: долина (bg) f (dolina)
  • Chamicuro: kajs̈hopi
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 山谷 (zh) (shāngǔ)
  • Danish: dal (da) c
  • Dutch: dal (nl) n, vallei (nl) f
  • Faroese: dalur m
  • Finnish: laakso (fi)
  • French: vallon (fr) m
  • Galician: val m
  • German: Tal (de) n
    Alemannic German: Dàl, Doal, Tau, Daal
    Rhine Franconian: Dahl (Palatine)
  • Icelandic: dalur (is) m
  • Italian: valle (it) f
  • Japanese:  (ja) (たに, tani)
  • Limburgish: doal
  • Luxembourgish: Dall (lb) m
  • Middle English: dale
  • Norwegian: dal (no) m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dal m
  • Pennsylvania German: Daal, Waelli
  • Persian: دره (fa) (dare)
  • Polish: dolina (pl)
  • Portuguese: vale (pt) m
  • Russian: доли́на (ru) f (dolína)
  • Serbo-Croatian: dol (sh), dolina (sh), udolina (sh)
  • Slovene: dolína (sl) f
  • Spanish: valle (es) m
  • Swedish: dal (sv) c
  • Turkish: vadi (tr)
  • Ukrainian: доли́на f (dolýna)
  • Welsh: dyffryn (cy), dôl

Etymology 2[edit]

Related to Low German daal or Dutch daal (lowers, descends) and French dalle (trough; conduit). Attested in English since the seventeenth century.[1]

Noun[edit]

dale (plural dales)

  1. (archaic) A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
    • 1853, John Fincham, An Outline of Ship Building in Four Parts[1], page 40:

      The pump-dale scupper is that to which the dale leads, that conveys the water from the pumps to the side on the lower deck of large ships.

References[edit]

  1. ^ “dale, n.3”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for dale in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams[edit]

  • ALDE, Adel, Deal, Dela, E.D. La., Lade, Leda, adle, deal, lade, lead

Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • daleni (Plural)

Etymology 1[edit]

From dal (I exit, go out); see dal for more.

Interjection[edit]

dale

  1. come out, get out (as a request, plea or as an order)

Etymology 2[edit]

Short form of ndal (I halt, stop, rest, hold up) (from n- +‎ dal). See ndal and dal for more.

Interjection[edit]

dale

  1. wait, stay, hold up
    Synonym: ndal
  2. don’t hurry, relax, chill
[edit]
  • dal (active)
  • dalë (participle)
  • dalë, dalë (i, e)
  • dalë n, dalët n
  • dalë f, dala f
  • dalje f, dalja f
  • ngadalë
  • ngadalësi f, ngadalësia f
  • ngadalësim m, ngadalësimi m
  • ngadalësoj (active)
  • ngadalësohet (passive)
  • ngadalësuar (participle)
  • ngadalshëm m, ngadalshme f
  • dalëngadalë
  • ndal (active)
  • ndalem (passive)
  • ndalur (participle)
  • ndaloj (active)
  • ndalohem (passive)
  • ndaluar (participle)

Further reading[edit]

  • [2] interjection dale (dále) (plural daleni (dáleni)) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

See dal.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /daːlə/, [ˈd̥æːlə]

Noun[edit]

dale c

  1. indefinite plural of dal

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Low German dalen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /daːlə/, [ˈd̥æːlə]

Verb[edit]

dale (imperative dal, infinitive at dale, present tense daler, past tense dalede, perfect tense har dalet)

  1. fall
  2. descend
  3. go down
  4. sink
  5. decrease
  6. fall off
  7. subside
  8. decline
Antonyms[edit]
  • stige

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

dale

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of dalen

Anagrams[edit]

  • adel, lade

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

dale

  1. Romanization of 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (Early ME) dæle, deale

Etymology[edit]

From Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /daːl/, /dɛːl/, /dal/

Noun[edit]

dale (plural dales)

  1. A dale or valley.
  2. (rare) A hole or barrow.

Declension[edit]

[edit]

  • dalke (probably)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: dale
  • Scots: dale, daal

References[edit]

  • “dāle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdale/ [ˈd̪a.le]
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Syllabification: da‧le

Interjection[edit]

dale

  1. (Argentina) OK, okey dokey, right
    Synonyms: (Mexico) sale, vale

Derived terms[edit]

  • dale que dale

Verb[edit]

dale

  1. inflection of dar:
    1. second-person singular imperative combined with le
    2. second-person singular voseo imperative combined with le

Further reading[edit]

  • “dale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • dali

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from Spanish dale.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: da‧le
  • IPA(key): /ˈdale/, [ˈda.le]

Noun[edit]

dale

  1. unprovoked attack (verbal or physical)
    Synonyms: tira, sabak, banat
  2. (colloquial) speaking out of turn
    Synonyms: satsat, daldal, tsismis

Derived terms[edit]

  • dalihin
  • dumale
  • madale
  • magdalihan

Interjection[edit]

dale

  1. go ahead!; go on!
    Synonyms: sige, sulong

Venetian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dale f

  1. feminine plural of dalo

Table of Contents

  1. What is a sentence for Dale?
  2. Whats the meaning of Dale?
  3. What is the similar meaning of Dale?
  4. What is the opposite of Dale?
  5. Is Dale short for anything?
  6. What is a dale in nature?
  7. What do Dale spell?
  8. What is the difference between Vale and Dale?
  9. Why do cities end in Dale?
  10. What does Dale mean in Australia?
  11. How many Dale’s are there in the world?
  12. What does the suffix bury mean?
  13. Why do English towns end in Bury?
  14. How do you say the word bury?
  15. What does bury mean in city names?
  16. How are locations named?
  17. What is a toponym example?
  18. What cities are named after a person?
  19. How can I rename my location?
  20. How can I track someones location?
  21. How do I track someone on Google Maps without them knowing?
  22. How do you send someone your location via text on iPhone?
  23. How do you send your location via text?
  24. How do I send my current location in iMessage?
  25. How can you find someones location without them knowing?
  26. How can I track a phone without it being used?

A dale is an open valley. The word dale comes from the Old English word dael, from which the word “dell” is also derived. It is also related to Old Norse word dalr (and the modern Icelandic word dalur), which may perhaps have influenced its survival in northern England. The Germanic origin is assumed to be *dala-.

What is a sentence for Dale?

Dale sentence example. The dale is traversed by a branch of the NorthEastern railway from Northallerton. Dale remarks, in a note on Reuss’s too severe words (Eng. In front, beyond a hollow dale , could be seen the enemy’s columns and guns.

Whats the meaning of Dale?

Dale, like so many words and expressions in Spanish, has a fluid definition that varies among countries and cultures. Pronounced “Dah-lay,” it essentially means “give it” or “go ahead” in English. It can be a nod of encouragement or a forceful demand.

What is the similar meaning of Dale?

1. SYNONYMS. valley, vale. hollow, hole, basin, gully, gorge, ravine.

What is the opposite of Dale?

Opposite of a valley, many times in an otherwise hilly area. hill. mountain. hilltop. mesa.

Is Dale short for anything?

It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Dale is “valley”. Originally a surname meaning “one who lives in the valley”. Dalena and Dalenna are also short form variants of Madeline. Actress Dale Evans.

What is a dale in nature?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdale /deɪl/ noun [countable] a valley – used in the past or in the names of places, especially in the North of England the Yorkshire Dales National ParkExamples from the Corpusdale• Below the wood, a curlew started from the grass and winged beneath us, its mate calling …

What do Dale spell?

Correct spelling for the English word “dale” is [dˈe͡ɪl], [dˈe‍ɪl], [d_ˈeɪ_l] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

What is the difference between Vale and Dale?

“Vale” is an interjection which is often translated as “okay”, and “dale” is an interjection which is often translated as “go ahead”.

Why do cities end in Dale?

mall names end in ‘dale’? The Dayton family took a risk when it developed Southdale as the country’s first indoor shopping mall in 1956. The area was undeveloped and no major roads drove traffic to the center.

What does Dale mean in Australia?

an open river valley (in a hilly area)

How many Dale’s are there in the world?

There are 45 places called Dale in the world.

What does the suffix bury mean?

1. – bury. From Old English, meaning a ‘fortified enclosure’.

Why do English towns end in Bury?

“bury”, “borough” and “brough” Meaning: In old German burg means fort. Commentary: Of all the place names, this is probably most commonly used one across Europe.

How do you say the word bury?

The standard (British and American) pronunciations are [ˈberi] and [ˈberid], listen here. Hence, bury is pronounced exactly like berry!

What does bury mean in city names?

Towns and Villages

Anglo Saxon Word Meaning Examples of place name
bury fortified place Banbury Shaftesbury
ford shallow river crossing Stamford
ham village Birmingham
hamm (a different way of spelling of ham) enclosure within the bend of a river’ Southhampton Buckingham

How are locations named?

Place names in the US are easily traceable to their origins since most of the places are named after their founders or politicians at the time. Most of the streets and avenues of the main cities and towns around the world are also named after prominent people in that city or town.

What is a toponym example?

A toponym is the name of a place. Boston, Australia, and Montreal are all toponyms. Wherever you live, its name is a toponym: United States, North America, Atlanta, and California are all toponyms. Even names of made-up places like Narnia and Atlantis are toponyms.

What cities are named after a person?

Nonetheless, some cities named after someone may outgrow their name with changes in the beliefs and culture….One fact remains: nowadays, a city’s name represents its significant characteristic.

  1. Vancouver, Canada.
  2. Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
  3. Kyiv, Ukraine.
  4. Bucharest, Romania.
  5. Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria, Egypt.

How can I rename my location?

To rename an address, navigate on your browser to www.google.com/bookmarks. Once you’ve logged in, you’ll be able to see all the locations you’ve saved through the Google Maps app. Click on Edit to change the name of the address and click on Save when you’re done.

How can I track someones location?

Within simple steps, you can start to track someone’s location:

  1. Purchase mSpy. Select the mSpy subscription package that caters to the needs of your family.
  2. Install Software. Log in to your Control Panel and follow the instructions.
  3. Start Monitoring.

How do I track someone on Google Maps without them knowing?

Hide or show someone’s location

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app​ .
  2. On the map, tap their icon.
  3. At the bottom, tap More .
  4. Tap Hide from map.

How do you send someone your location via text on iPhone?

Share your location in the Messages app

  1. Open the Messages app on your iPhone and select a message.
  2. Select the name of the person at the top of the conversation.
  3. Choose the information icon .
  4. Select Send My Current Location. Your recipient will see your location on the map. Or choose Share My Location.

How do you send your location via text?

To send your current location to someone else, obey these steps:

  1. Long-press your current location on the map.
  2. Tap the card, and then tap the Share icon.
  3. Choose the app to share the location.
  4. Use the selected app to complete the process of sending your location to someone else.

How do I send my current location in iMessage?

How to share your location with iMessage

  1. Open iMessage on your iPhone or iPad.
  2. Start a conversation with the person or people you want to share your location with.
  3. Tap the “i” button on the top-right of the screen.
  4. Choose “Share my location”
  5. Choose to share for an hour, until the end of the day or indefinitely.

How can you find someones location without them knowing?

The most dependable way to track a phone’s location without them knowing is by using a specialized tracking solution with a stealth feature. Not all tracking solutions have an in-built secret tracking mode. If you use the right solution, you will be able to track any Android or iOS device from your web browser.

How can I track a phone without it being used?

Mobistealth is a cell phone tracking solution that allows you to remotely monitor your target’s cell phone location without their knowledge. The app helps you know how to track a phone without them knowing. It lets you hack someones cell phone location without actually having to touch their phone.

Synonyms

Example Sentences



the beautiful hills and dales of our county



a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country

Recent Examples on the Web

Autumn color usually lasts into early November, so there’s time for several fall drives over hill and dale in our corner of Arkansas.


Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2022





In the Fayetteville-Spring-dale-Rogers area, the average price was $3.61, about 41 cents higher than last week and 52 cents higher than a month ago.


Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022





There will be additional food items available for purchase, including foolish mortal funnel cake and an apple ginger dale frozen drink.


Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 2 June 2021





Why do so many Twin Cities mall names end in ‘dale‘?


Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020





Hike along the River Swale, discovering waterfalls and enchanting hamlets tucked in among the dales.


National Geographic, 12 June 2019





Harrogate is 25 miles from the village of Haworth, where the Brontë family lived, and both are within easy reach of both the moors and the dales.


Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018





Follow the arrows for Descanso Trail into a narrow dale shaded by oak trees, keeping a black mesh fence on your left.


Charles Fleming, latimes.com, 10 Mar. 2018





The atypical placement of the bunkers was a function of the distinctive topography of the site — hummocks, gorges, hills and dales that slanted and dipped.


Bill Pennington, New York Times, 14 June 2017



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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English dæl; akin to Old High German tal valley, Welsh dôl

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of dale was
before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Dale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dale. Accessed 13 Apr. 2023.

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    dale

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > dale

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    -dale

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > -dale

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    dale

    deɪl сущ.;
    поэт. дол, долина Syn: valley, vale up hill and down dale ≈ по горам, по долам;
    не разбирая дороги to curse up hill and down dale ≈ ругать на чем свет стоит
    долина, дол — hill and *, * and down горы и долины > up hill and down * по горам, по долам;
    не разбирая дороги, куда глаза глядят;
    > to curse up hill and down * ругать на чем свет стоит участок земли, поле желоб, водосточная труба( морское) шпигат
    dale поэт. долина, дол;
    up hill and down dale по горам, по долам;
    не разбирая дороги;
    to curse up hill and down dale = ругать на чем свет стоит
    dale поэт. долина, дол;
    up hill and down dale по горам, по долам;
    не разбирая дороги;
    to curse up hill and down dale = ругать на чем свет стоит ~ в сложных словах означает долина;
    напр., Clydesdale
    dale поэт. долина, дол;
    up hill and down dale по горам, по долам;
    не разбирая дороги;
    to curse up hill and down dale = ругать на чем свет стоит

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > dale

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    dale

    [deɪl]

    dale поэт. долина, дол; up hill and down dale по горам, по долам; не разбирая дороги; to curse up hill and down dale = ругать на чем свет стоит dale поэт. долина, дол; up hill and down dale по горам, по долам; не разбирая дороги; to curse up hill and down dale = ругать на чем свет стоит dale в сложных словах означает долина; напр., Clydesdale dale поэт. долина, дол; up hill and down dale по горам, по долам; не разбирая дороги; to curse up hill and down dale = ругать на чем свет стоит

    English-Russian short dictionary > dale

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    dale

    I
    [deıl]

    поэт.

    долина, дол

    hill and dale, dale and down — горы и долины

    up hill and down dale — по горам, по долам; не разбирая дороги, куда глаза глядят

    to curse up hill and down dale — ≅ ругать на чём свет стоит

    II
    [deıl]

    участок земли, поле

    II
    [deıl]

    1) жёлоб, водосточная труба

    НБАРС > dale

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    dale

    1. n поэт. долина, дол

    2. n участок земли, поле

    3. n жёлоб, водосточная труба

    4. n мор. шпигат

    Синонимический ряд:

    vale (noun) coulee; dell; glen; hollow; lowland; vale; valley

    English-Russian base dictionary > dale

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    dale

    noun poet.

    долина, дол

    up hill and down dale по горам, по долам; не разбирая дороги

    to curse up hill and down dale

    =

    ругать на чем свет стоит

    * * *

    (n) водосточная труба; дол; долина; желоб; поле; участок земли; шпигат

    * * *

    дол, долина

    * * *

    [ deɪl]
    долина, дол

    * * *

    долина

    поле

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    dale

    [deɪl]

    дол, долина

    Syn:

    ••

    Англо-русский современный словарь > dale

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    dale

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > dale

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    -dale

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > -dale

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    dale

    deɪlучасток земли, поле (в долинах)

    Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов > dale

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    dale

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    dale

    долина, дол (широкая открытая долина, обрамлённая холмами, Англия)

    * * *

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  • Dale — Dale, sir Henry Hallett * * * (as used in expressions) Carnegie, Dale Dale Carnegey Earnhardt, (Ralph) Dale Owen, Robert Dale Tubb, Ernest (Dale) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Dale — Dale, IN U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1568 Housing Units (2000): 630 Land area (2000): 1.529225 sq. miles (3.960674 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.529225 sq. miles (3.960674 sq. km) …   StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Dale, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1568 Housing Units (2000): 630 Land area (2000): 1.529225 sq. miles (3.960674 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.529225 sq. miles (3.960674 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Dale, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1503 Housing Units (2000): 745 Land area (2000): 0.176490 sq. miles (0.457107 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.176490 sq. miles (0.457107 sq. km)… …   StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Dale — (d[=a]l), n. [AS. d[ae]l; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., & Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and perh. to Gr. qo los a rotunda, Skr. dh[=a]ra depth. Cf. {Dell}.] 1. A low place between hills; a vale or valley. [1913 Webster] Where… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dale — m, f English: transferred use of the surname, originally a local name for someone who lived in a dale or valley. It is now commonly used as a given name, especially in America, along with other monosyllabic surnames of topographical origin (cf. e …   First names dictionary

  • dale — (n.) O.E. dæl dale, valley, gorge, from P.Gmc. *dalan valley (Cf. O.S., Du., Goth. dal, O.N. dalr, O.H.G. tal, Ger. Tal valley ), from PIE *dhel a hollow (Cf. O.C.S. dolu pit, Rus. dol …   Etymology dictionary

  • Dale [1] — Dale, Anton van D., geb. 1638 in Harlem, war erst Kaufmann, studirte dann Medicin, prakticirte in Harlem, wo er auch eine Zeitlang Mennonistenprediger war u. st. als Hospitalarzt in seiner Vaterstadt 1708; er ist bes. als Alterthumsforscher… …   Pierer’s Universal-Lexikon

  • Dale [2] — Dale, Grafschaft im südöstlichen Theile des Staates Alabama (Nordamerika), ungefähr 40 QM., vom Choctawhatchee River durchflossen; Boden hügelig u. wenig fruchtbar; Producte: Mais u. Baumwolle; große Fichtenwaldungen; 1850: 6346 Ew., worunter 721 …   Pierer’s Universal-Lexikon

Англо-русские и русско-английские словари и энциклопедии. English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries and translations

Meaning of DALE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdāl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dæl; akin to Old High German tal valley, Welsh dôl

Date: before 12th century

: valley , vale

went riding over hill and dale


Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate English vocabulary.

     Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.
2003

A dale is an open valley. Dale is a synonym of the word valley. The name is used when describing the physical geography of an area. It is used most frequently in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England; the term «fell» commonly refers to the mountains or hills that flank the dale.

EtymologyEdit

The word dale comes from the Old English[1] word dæl, from which the word «dell» is also derived. It is also related to Old Norse word dalr (and the modern Icelandic word dalur), which may perhaps have influenced its survival in northern England.[2] The Germanic origin is assumed to be *dala-. Dal- in various combinations is common in placenames in Norway. Modern English valley and French vallée are presumably not related to dale.[3][4] A distant relative of dale is currency unit dollar, stemming from German thaler or daler, short for joachimsthaler coins manufactured in the town of Joachimsthal in Bohemia.[5]

The word is perhaps related to Welsh dol (meadow, pasture, valley), Russian dol (valley, reverse side) and Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian/Russian dolina (basin, doline is a geological term for certain surface depressions in karst areas). There is semantic equivalency to many words and phrases, suggesting a common Indo-European affinity. Vale and thalweg are also related.

Word/phrase Language
dal Dutch
dal Chechen
Tal, Delle German
dal Norwegian/Swedish/Danish
даліна (dalina) Belarusian
долина (dolina) Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian/Russian
vale, dolină Romanian
dolec, dolek Slovenian
údolí, důl Czech
dolina Polish
údolie, dolina Slovak
دره (dære) Persian
دۆڵ (doll) Kurdish

ExamplesEdit

The following are several examples of major dales that have the name dale. The river name is usually appended with «-dale». There are also many smaller dales; this is not an exhaustive list (see dale (place name element) for more).

  • Airedale (Yorkshire)
  • Annandale (Dumfries & Galloway)
  • Calderdale (Yorkshire)
  • Clydesdale (Lanarkshire)
  • Coquetdale (Northumberland)
  • Eskdale (Cumbria)
  • Eskdale (Dumfries & Galloway)
  • Eskdale (Yorkshire)
  • Lauderdale (Scottish Borders)
  • Lonsdale (or Lunesdale, valley of the Lune, Lancashire-Cumbria)
  • Nithsdale (Dumfries & Galloway)
  • Rochdale (Greater Manchester)
  • Rosendale Village (New York)
  • Teesdale (Durham)
  • Tweeddale (Scottish Borders)
  • Tynedale (Northumberland)
  • Weardale (Durham)
  • Wensleydale (or Yoredale, valley of the Ure, Yorkshire)
  • Wuppertal (North Rhine-Westphalia)

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ DK illustrated Oxford dictionary. Oslo: Teknologisk forl. 1998. ISBN 8251205506.
  2. ^ Oxford English Dictionary
  3. ^ Bjorvand, Harald (2000). Våre arveord. Oslo: Instituttet for sammenlignende kulturforskning. ISBN 8270993190.
  4. ^ De Caprona, Y. (2013). Norsk etymologisk ordbok: tematisk ordnet. Oslo, Kagge.
  5. ^ Falk, Hjalmar (1991). Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog. Oslo: Bjørn Ringstrøms antikvariat. ISBN 8252525482.

Other forms: dales

A dale is a valley, a wide, open area that stretches between hills. Some dales have rivers or streams flowing through them, while others are covered in grasses or other plants.

When a geologist describes something as a dale or a valley, it is typically a low area that’s longer than it is wide, and bordered on at least two sides by hills or mountains. Dales with rivers are often called «vales,» while a very small dale is sometimes called a «hollow,» pronounced «holler» in rural Appalachia. Dale comes from the Old English word for «valley,» dæl.

Definitions of dale

  1. noun

    an open river valley (in a hilly area)

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дол, долина

существительное

- долина, дол

hill and dale, dale and down — горы и долины
up hill and down dale — по горам, по долам; не разбирая дороги, куда глаза глядят
to curse up hill and down dale — ≅ ругать на чём свет стоит

- участок земли, поле
- жёлоб, водосточная труба
- мор. шпигат

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country — охотничий домик в уединённой долине вдали от города  
beacon the dale with midnight fires — осветить долину ночными кострами  
boat’s dale — отверстие в шлюпке для выпуска воды; спускное отверстие в шлюпке  
dale and down — горы и долины  
hill-and-dale recording — запись с переменной глубиной; вертикальная запись; глубинная запись  
hill-and-dale road — дорога, проходящая поперёк водораздела  
hill-and-dale route — дорога, проходящая попёрек водоразделов  
hill and dale — горы и долины  
pump dale — забортный патрубок водоотливного насоса; отводной жёлоб  
wensley dale — английская длинношёрстная порода овец  

Примеры с переводом

Dale took the lead-off bus. I took the second.

Дэйл поехал на первом автобусе, я на втором.

This accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale.

Это согласуется с недавними исследованиями Хилла и Дейла.

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Dale says Butte is the armpit of Montana.

Dale was chagrined that she wasn’t impressed.

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке , напротив примера.

Возможные однокоренные слова

dally  — прохлаждаться, развлекаться, болтаться без дела, флиртовать
dalian  — Далянь

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): dale
мн. ч.(plural): dales

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Dale meaning in General Dictionary

a minimal place between hills a vale or area

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  • an open lake valley (in a hilly location)
  • the lowest destination between hills; a vale or area.
  • A trough or spout to carry down water, because from a pump.

Dale meaning in Names Dictionary

Valley.
Name Origin: Scandinavian
Name Gender: Unisex


Dale meaning in Etymology Dictionary

Old English d


Dale meaning in General Dictionary

(letter.) A low location between mountains; a vale or area.

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  • (n.) A trough or spout to transport off water, since from a pump.

Sentence Examples with the word Dale

His published works are: Hints Toward Reforms (1850); Glances at Europe (1851); History of the Struggle for Slavery Extension (1856); Overland Journey to San Francisco (1860); The American Conflict (2 vols., 1864-1866); Recollections of a Busy Life (1868; new edition, with appendix containing an account of his later years, his argument with Robert Dale Owen on Marriage and Divorce, and Miscellanies, 1873); Essays on Political Economy (1870); and What I know of Farming (1871).

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