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Dattel.

date (fruit; tree)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈdatl̩]
  1. date (fruit; tree)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German datel, dactel, from Old High German dahtil, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, literally “finger”), a folk-etymological alteration of a Semitic word; compare Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel). First attested in the 11th century CE form dahtilboum (“date tree”).

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