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dell
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?l, IPA(key): /d?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English delle, del, from Old English dell (“small dale”), from Proto-Germanic *dalj? (“a hollow, abyss”), diminutive of Proto-Germanic *dal? (“valley, dale”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ol-, *d?el- (“an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity”). Cognate with Dutch del (“a dell”), German Delle (“a hollow”).
Noun
dell (plural dells)
- A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep.
- 1794, William Blake, The Little Girl Found, lines 49-50
- To this day they dwell
- In a lonely dell.
- 1722, Thomas Tickell, Kensington Gardens
- In dells and dales, conceal'd from human sight.
- 1794, William Blake, The Little Girl Found, lines 49-50
Synonyms
- dale
- dingle
- vale
- valley
- See also Thesaurus:valley
Translations
Etymology 2
Origin obscure. Originally thieves' cant. Compare Dutch del (“trollop, floozie”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
dell (plural dells)
- (obsolete) A young woman; a wench.
- 1621, Ben Jonson, The Gypsies Metamorphosed
- Sweet doxies and dells
- 1621, Ben Jonson, The Gypsies Metamorphosed
Derived terms
- wapping dell
References
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *daisl?, from Proto-Indo-European *g??iH-slo (compare Latin f?lum, Lithuanian gýsla, Serbo-Croatian ž?la).
Noun
dell m (indefinite plural dej, definite singular delli, definite plural dejt)
- (anatomy) tendon
- sinew
Declension
References
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ????? (?ill).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?ll/
Noun
dell m (plural dellijiet)
- shade, shadow
Manx
Verb
dell (verbal noun dellal)
- to negotiate, deal, trade, traffic
Mutation
Middle English
Noun
dell
- Alternative form of delle
Westrobothnian
Preposition
dell
- Alternative form of dill
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combe
English
Alternative forms
- comb
- coomb
- coombe
Etymology
From Middle English coumbe, cumbe, from Old English cumb, from Proto-Brythonic (compare Welsh cwm), from Proto-Celtic *kumb?. Doublet of cwm.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ko?om, IPA(key): /ku?m/
- Homophone: cwm
- Rhymes: -u?m
Noun
combe (plural combes)
- A valley, often wooded and often with no river
- 1914, Saki, ‘The Cobweb’, Beasts and Superbeasts:
- 1805, Robert Southey, Madoc
- 1914, Saki, ‘The Cobweb’, Beasts and Superbeasts:
- A cirque.
Usage notes
Used, especially in South West England, in many placenames, e.g. Compton, Wycombe.
Translations
Further reading
- combe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Transalpine Gaulish *cumba, from Proto-Celtic *kumb?. Compare Breton komm (“river-bed”), Irish com, Welsh cwm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??b/
Noun
combe f (plural combes)
- (geography) combe (valley or hollow, often wooded and with no river)
Further reading
- “combe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
combe f
- plural of comba
Middle English
Noun
combe
- Alternative form of comb
Spanish
Verb
combe
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of combar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of combar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of combar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of combar.
combe From the web:
- whitcombe
- whitcombe uk
- whitcombe mallet
- whitcombe england
- whitcombe beach
- whitcombe bay
- whitcombe bros
- whitcombe racing stables
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