"Wal" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Wals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Wal (plural Wals)
  1. A male given name.
    A diminutive of the male given name Wally.
    Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Wal-en-name--EINzZhW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 30 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 46 25 25 1 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 22 22 1 2 1
  2. A male given name.
    A diminutive of the male given name Wallace.
    Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Wal-en-name-QbIs472F
  3. A male given name.
    A diminutive of the male given name Walter.
    Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Wal-en-name-fnhnLUGk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Waal, Wahl, Wall, Walle, Whal

Noun [German]

IPA: /vaːl/ Audio: De-Wal.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: The root descends from Middle High German and Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Cognates include English whale, German Low German Waal, Icelandic hvalur, Danish hval, Swedish val. Although the simplex root also existed in earlier historical stages of German, Grimm claims that the simplex had fallen out of used by Early New High German and was used exclusively in the compounds such as Walfisch and Narwal. The simplex later reappeared in the course of the 19th century, at first in the domain of scientific literature, as a back-formation of Walfisch. Compare also Dutch walvis, Low German Waalfisch. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|wal}} Old High German wal, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*hwal}} Proto-West Germanic *hwal, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hwalaz}} Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, {{inh|de|ine-pro|*(s)kʷálos||sheatfish}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”), {{cog|en|whale}} English whale, {{cog|nds-de|Waal}} German Low German Waal, {{cog|is|hvalur}} Icelandic hvalur, {{cog|da|hval}} Danish hval, {{cog|sv|val}} Swedish val, {{back-form|de|Walfisch|nocap=1}} back-formation of Walfisch, {{cog|nl|walvis}} Dutch walvis, {{cog|nds|Waalfisch}} Low German Waalfisch Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Wal m (strong, genitive Wales or Wals, plural Wale) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: or Wals [Wales, genitive], Wale [plural], strong [table-tags], Wal [nominative, singular], Wale [definite, nominative, plural], Wales [genitive, singular], Wals [genitive, singular], Wale [definite, genitive, plural], Wal [dative, singular], Wale [dative, singular], Walen [dative, definite, plural], Wal [accusative, singular], Wale [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. whale Wikipedia link: Early New High German Tags: masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): Whales Synonyms: Walfisch Derived forms: Narwal, Walfisch, Walrat, Walross

Noun [Luxembourgish]

IPA: /vaːl/ Forms: Walen [plural]
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From German Wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz. Compare Dutch walvis, English whale, Danish hval, Icelandic hvalur. Etymology templates: {{bor|lb|de|Wal}} German Wal, {{der|lb|goh|wal}} Old High German wal, {{der|lb|gmw-pro|*hwal}} Proto-West Germanic *hwal, {{der|lb|gem-pro|*hwalaz}} Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, {{cog|nl|walvis}} Dutch walvis, {{cog|en|whale}} English whale, {{cog|da|hval}} Danish hval, {{cog|is|hvalur}} Icelandic hvalur Head templates: {{lb-noun|m}} Wal m (plural Walen)
  1. whale Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-Wal-lb-noun-pdKuKG0N Disambiguation of Mammals: 69 26 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Luxembourgish]

IPA: /vaːl/ Forms: Walen [plural], Wahl [alternative]
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From German Wahl, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walō. The related terms below are inherited. Etymology templates: {{bor|lb|de|Wahl}} German Wahl, {{der|lb|goh|wala}} Old High German wala, {{der|lb|gmw-pro|*walu}} Proto-West Germanic *walu, {{der|lb|gem-pro|*walō}} Proto-Germanic *walō Head templates: {{lb-noun|f}} Wal f (plural Walen)
  1. (politics) election Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Politics Related terms: Wiel, wielen
    Sense id: en-Wal-lb-noun-S56Z0r1e Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header: 23 54 23 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Luxembourgish]

IPA: /vaːl/
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Cognate with German Wald, Dutch woud, English wold. Etymology templates: {{inh|lb|goh|wald}} Old High German wald, {{inh|lb|gmw-pro|*walþu}} Proto-West Germanic *walþu, {{inh|lb|gem-pro|*walþuz}} Proto-Germanic *walþuz, {{cog|de|Wald}} German Wald, {{cog|nl|woud}} Dutch woud, {{cog|en|wold}} English wold Head templates: {{lb-noun|m|-}} Wal m (uncountable)
  1. (in field names, otherwise obsolete) forest Tags: masculine, uncountable Synonyms: Bësch
    Sense id: en-Wal-lb-noun-YZoszxJs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [Plautdietsch]

Forms: Walen [plural]
Head templates: {{head|pdt|noun|plural|Walen|g=f}} Wal f (plural Walen)
  1. wave (of water) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wal-pdt-noun-qcf0ah6I Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "1": "is",
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        "1": "lb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*walō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *walō",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Wahl, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walō. The related terms below are inherited.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Walen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Wal f (plural Walen)",
      "name": "lb-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Luxembourgish",
  "lang_code": "lb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Wiel"
    },
    {
      "word": "wielen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "lb:Politics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "election"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "election",
          "election"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics) election"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vaːl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wal"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Luxembourgish lemmas",
    "Luxembourgish masculine nouns",
    "Luxembourgish nouns",
    "Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German",
    "Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Luxembourgish uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Luxembourgish/aːl",
    "Rhymes:Luxembourgish/aːl/1 syllable",
    "lb:Mammals"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wald"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wald",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*walþu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *walþu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*walþuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *walþuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Wald"
      },
      "expansion": "German Wald",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "woud"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch woud",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wold"
      },
      "expansion": "English wold",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Cognate with German Wald, Dutch woud, English wold.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Wal m (uncountable)",
      "name": "lb-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Luxembourgish",
  "lang_code": "lb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Luxembourgish terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "otherwise obsolete",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in field names, otherwise obsolete) forest"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in field names"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Bësch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vaːl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wal"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Walen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pdt",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "Walen",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Wal f (plural Walen)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Plautdietsch",
  "lang_code": "pdt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Plautdietsch 1-syllable words",
        "Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Plautdietsch feminine nouns",
        "Plautdietsch lemmas",
        "Plautdietsch nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wave (of water)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wal"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ('Wales', 'genitive'): 'or Wals' in 'Wal m (strong, genitive Wales or Wals, plural Wale)'",
  "path": [
    "Wal"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "Wal",
  "trace": ""
}

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