# dedal
## English
### Noun

dedal
* (US) Alternative spelling of daedal

### Anagrams

* addle, daled, laded

## Galician
### Etymology

From Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of dixital.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [deˈðal]

### Noun

dedal m (plural dedais)
* thimble
    Synonym: alferga

#### Related terms

* dedaleira
* dedo
* dixital

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “dedal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “dedal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dedal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dedal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dedal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Spanish dedal.

### Noun

dedál
* thimble

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of digital.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /deˈdaw/ [deˈdaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨˈdal/ [dɨˈðaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨˈdal/ [dɨˈðaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /dɨˈda.li/ [dɨˈða.li]
* Rhymes: -al, -aw
* Hyphenation: de‧dal

### Noun

dedal m (plural dedais)
* thimble (cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle)
* thimbleful (as much as a thimble would hold)
* (botany) a tree, Lafoensia densiflora

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dedal.

#### Derived terms

* dedalzinho (diminutive)

#### Related terms

* dedada
* dedo
* dígital
* dígito

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French dédale.

### Noun

dedal n (plural dedaluri)
* maze

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

From Old Spanish dedal, from Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of digital.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deˈdal/ [d̪eˈð̞al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: de‧dal

### Noun

dedal m (plural dedales)
* thimble

#### Related terms

* dedo
* digital

### Further reading

* “dedal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* didal

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dedal, from Old Spanish dedal, from Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis. Doublet of dihital.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /deˈdal/ [d̪ɛˈd̪al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: de‧dal

### Noun

dedál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜎ᜔) (sewing)
* thimble

#### Derived terms

* dedalan
* dedalin

#### Related terms

* dedil
* dedo

### Further reading

* “dedal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “dedal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018