noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdɜːndl̩/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈdɪəndəɫ]
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General-American:/ˈdɜɹnd(ə)l/
General-American:[ˈdɚndɫ̩]
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A traditional Alpine woman's dress having a tight bodice and full skirt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
In full dirndl skirt: a full skirt with a tight waistband resembling one which is part of a traditional Alpine woman's dress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dress, frock
4
noun
Meaning 4
a full skirt with a gathered waistband
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gathered skirt
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Dirndl, a diminutive of Dirne (“girl”) (Austria, Bavaria), from Middle High German dierne (“girl; servant”), from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā (“maiden, young girl; female servant, handmaid”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tekw- (“to flow; to run”).
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
درندل
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Azerbaijani:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Basque:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Bengali:
ডির্ন্ডল
(ḍirnḍol)
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Czech:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Danish:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Dutch:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Esperanto:
dirndelo
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Finnish:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
French:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Galician:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
German:
Dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Bavarian German:
Dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Bavarian German:
Deandl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Bavarian German:
Diandl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Greek:
ντιρντλ
(ntirntl)
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Hungarian:
dirndli
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Indonesian:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Italian:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Italian:
abito tradizionale tirolese
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Japanese:
ダーンドル
(dāndoru)
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Korean:
디른들
(direundeul)
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Macedonian:
ди́рндл
(dírndl)
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Norwegian Bokmål:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Persian:
دریندل
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Polish:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Portuguese:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Russian:
дирндль
(dirndlʹ)
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Serbo-Croatian:
дѝрндл
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Serbo-Croatian:
dìrndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Slovak:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Slovene:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Spanish:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Turkish:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Ukrainian:
дірндль
(dirndlʹ)
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Vietnamese:
dirndl
— traditional Alpine woman’s dress
Finnish:
dirndl
— full skirt with a tight waistband