dingle

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• /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/
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From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”).

From Middle English dingle (“a deep hollow; dell”), from Old English *dyngel, a diminutive of Old English dung (“dungeon; pit”), equivalent to dung + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Dongel (“hollow tooth, cavity”), English dimble (“a dingle, glen, retired place”). Related to dungeon.

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Irish: an Daingean — town in County Kerry
• Irish: Daingean Uí Chúis — town in County Kerry
• Bulgarian: дол (dol) — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• German: Waldschlucht — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• Irish: fothair — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• Italian: anfratto — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• Northern Kurdish: dol — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• Northern Kurdish: newal — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• Northern Kurdish: nihal — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• Northern Kurdish: gelî — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• Russian: глубо́кая лощи́на (glubókaja loščína) — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• Russian: лощи́на (loščína) — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley
• Welsh: glyn — small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley