diel

See also: Diel

English

Etymology

From Latin dies (“day”) + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ.əl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.əl/

Adjective

diel (not comparable)

1. (biology) Having a 24-hour period regardless of day or night.

Translations

having a 24-hour period regardless of day or night

• French: diel (fr) (extremely rare)

See also

• diurnal
• nocturnal

References

• OED 2006

Anagrams

• IDLE, Idle, Lide, deli, eild, idle, lied

Middle English

Noun

diel

1. Alternative form of del

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟi̯el]

Noun

diel m inan (genitive singular dielu, nominative plural diely, genitive plural dielov, declension pattern of dub)

1. division, part

Declension

Declension of diel

	singular	plural
nominative	diel	diely
genitive	dielu	dielov
dative	dielu	dielom
accusative	diel	diely
locative	diele	dieloch
instrumental	dielom	dielmi

Noun

diel n

1. genitive plural of dielo

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian dēl, from Proto-West Germanic *daili.

Noun

diel n (plural dielen, diminutive dieltsje)

1. part, piece, section

Further reading

• “diel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011