"ral" meaning in Dutch

See ral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɑl/ Audio: Nl-ral.ogg Forms: rallen [plural], ralletje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑl Etymology: Borrowed from French râle. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|fr|râle}} French râle Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} ral f (plural rallen, diminutive ralletje n)
  1. rail (bird of the family Rallidae) Tags: feminine Derived forms: ralachtig, ralreiger, waterral
    Sense id: en-ral-nl-noun-sJt-cRA6 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Rallids

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "râle"
      },
      "expansion": "French râle",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French râle.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rallen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ralletje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ral f (plural rallen, diminutive ralletje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ral"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Rallids",
          "orig": "nl:Rallids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ralachtig"
        },
        {
          "word": "ralreiger"
        },
        {
          "word": "waterral"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rail (bird of the family Rallidae)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ral-nl-noun-sJt-cRA6",
      "links": [
        [
          "rail",
          "rail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɑl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-ral.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/Nl-ral.ogg/Nl-ral.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Nl-ral.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ral"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ralachtig"
    },
    {
      "word": "ralreiger"
    },
    {
      "word": "waterral"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "râle"
      },
      "expansion": "French râle",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French râle.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rallen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ralletje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ral f (plural rallen, diminutive ralletje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ral"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch feminine nouns",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
        "Dutch terms borrowed from French",
        "Dutch terms derived from French",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɑl",
        "nl:Rallids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rail (bird of the family Rallidae)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rail",
          "rail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɑl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-ral.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/Nl-ral.ogg/Nl-ral.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Nl-ral.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ral"
}

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