different between dell vs holler

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)

1. 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.

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)

1. (obsolete) A young woman; a wench.
   • 1621, Ben Jonson, The Gypsies Metamorphosed

     Sweet doxies and dells

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)

1. (anatomy) tendon
2. sinew

Declension

References

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (?ill).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?ll/

Noun

dell m (plural dellijiet)

1. shade, shadow

Manx

Verb

dell (verbal noun dellal)

1. to negotiate, deal, trade, traffic

Mutation

Middle English

Noun

dell

1. Alternative form of delle

Westrobothnian

Preposition

dell

1. Alternative form of dill

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?.l??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?.l?/
• Rhymes: -?l?(?)
• Homophone: hauler (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Etymology 1

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

Noun

holler (plural hollers)

1. A yell, shout.

   I heard a holler from over the fence.

2. By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.

   If you need anything, just give me a holler.

Synonyms

• hollering
• cry, outcry
• howl
• hurl
• scream
• shout

Translations

Verb

holler (third-person singular simple present hollers, present participle hollering, simple past and past participle hollered)

1. (intransitive) To yell or shout.

   You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.

2. (transitive) To call out one or more words
3. To complain, gripe

Synonyms

• shout
• See also Thesaurus:shout
• See also Thesaurus:complain

Translations

Etymology 2

Variation of hollow.

Noun

holler (plural hollers)

1. (Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow (small valley between mountains).

Adjective

holler (not comparable)

1. (dialectal, especially Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow.

   the holler tree

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

holler c (plural hollers, diminutive hollertje n)

1. A (hurried) runner

Synonyms

• loper m
• renner m

Adjective

holler

1. Comparative form of hol