"Waal" meaning in Dutch

See Waal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʋaːl/
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *Wahalaz, *Wahaliz, attested in Latin sources as vacalus, vahalis. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*Wahalaz}} Proto-Germanic *Wahalaz Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|m}} Waal m
  1. the Waal (a river and distributary of the Rhine that runs through the provinces of Gelderland and South Holland, Netherlands) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Gelderland, Netherlands, Places in South Holland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Rivers in Gelderland, Netherlands, Rivers in South Holland, Netherlands, Rivers in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Waal-nl-name-6ZpwTXHR Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Belgium, Demonyms Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 25 9 24 13 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 10 25 8 1 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 39 34 26 Disambiguation of Belgium: 26 38 36 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 33 29 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ʋaːl/
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: Derived from a variant of wiel (“kolk lake”). Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Waal n
  1. a hamlet in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in South Holland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in South Holland, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Waal-nl-name-YBZUlsTf Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Belgium, Demonyms Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 25 9 24 13 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 10 25 8 1 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 39 34 26 Disambiguation of Belgium: 26 38 36 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 33 29 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ʋaːl/ Forms: Walen [plural], Waaltje [diminutive, neuter], Waalse [feminine]
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Middle Dutch Wale, from Old Dutch *Wala, *Wale, from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|Wale}} Middle Dutch Wale, {{inh|nl|odt|*Wala}} Old Dutch *Wala, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*walh}} Proto-West Germanic *walh, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*walhaz||foreigner}} Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+|f=Waalse}} Waal m (plural Walen, diminutive Waaltje n, feminine Waalse)
  1. a Walloon person, a person from Wallonia Tags: masculine Derived forms: Waals
    Sense id: en-Waal-nl-noun-rmcPTdCT Categories (other): Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Belgium, Demonyms Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 10 25 8 1 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 39 34 26 Disambiguation of Belgium: 26 38 36 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 33 29 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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