dweil

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʋɛi̯l/
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  • Hyphenation: dweil
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dwâle, *dweile, from Old Dutch *thwāla, *thweila, from Proto-West Germanic *þwahilu. Doublet of dwaal.

Noun

dweil m (plural dweilen, diminutive dweiltje n)

  1. floorcloth, mop
  2. worthless person; weakling
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: dueila
  • → Sranan Tongo: dweiri
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: dweri
    • → Caribbean Javanese: dwéri, pèl

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dweil

  1. inflection of dweilen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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