"Dattel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈdatl̩] Audio: De-Dattel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German datel, from older Italian dattilo, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, literally “finger”), a folk-etymological alteration of a Semitic word; compare Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|datel}} Middle High German datel, {{der|de|it|dattilo}} Italian dattilo, {{der|de|la|dactylus}} Latin dactylus, {{der|de|grc|δάκτυλος|lit=finger}} Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, literally “finger”), {{der|de|sem|-}} Semitic, {{cog|he|דֶּקֶל|tr=deqel}} Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Dattel f (genitive Dattel, plural Datteln) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Dattel [genitive], Datteln [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Dattel [nominative, singular], Datteln [definite, nominative, plural], Dattel [genitive, singular], Datteln [definite, genitive, plural], Dattel [dative, singular], Datteln [dative, definite, plural], Dattel [accusative, singular], Datteln [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. date (fruit; tree) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Dattel-de-noun-CCgRdlEq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Fruits

Inflected forms

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