dedal

See also: Dedal, dedâl, dèdal, and Dèdal

English

Noun

dedal

1. Archaic spelling of daedal.

References

• “dedal”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• addle, daled, laded

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of dixital.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈðal]

Noun

dedal m (plural dedais)

1. thimble

   Synonym: alferga

Related terms

• dedaleira
• dedo
• dixital

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “dedal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “dedal”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “dedal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dedal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dedal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Derived from Spanish dedal.

Noun

dedál

1. thimble

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈdaw/ [deˈdaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdal/ [dɨˈðaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdal/ [dɨˈðaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈda.li/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al
• Hyphenation: de‧dal

Noun

dedal m (plural dedais)

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dedal.

Derived terms

• dedalzinho (diminutive)

Related terms

• dedada
• dedo
• dígital
• dígito

Further reading

• “dedal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dedal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dédale.

Noun

dedal n (plural dedaluri)

1. maze

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	dedal	dedalul	dedaluri	dedalurile
genitive-dative	dedal	dedalului	dedaluri	dedalurilor
vocative	dedalule		dedalurilor

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish dedal, from Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of digital.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈdal/ [d̪eˈð̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: de‧dal

Noun

dedal m (plural dedales)

1. thimble

Derived terms

• dedal del oro

Related terms

• dedo
• digital

Further reading

• “dedal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• didal, diral

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der.?

Latin digitus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin digitālis

Late Latin digitāle

Old Spanish dedal

Spanish dedalbor.

Tagalog dedal

Borrowed from Spanish dedal, from Old Spanish dedal, from Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis. Doublet of dihital.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈdal/ [d̪ɛˈd̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: de‧dal

Noun

dedál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜎ᜔) (sewing)

1. thimble

Derived terms

• dedalan
• dedalin

Related terms

• dedil
• dedo

Further reading

• “dedal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “dedal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018