Waal (countable anduncountable,pluralWaals)

1. Ariver, adistributary of theRhine in Western Europe that runs through theNetherlands.
2. Asurname

• IPA^(key):/ʋaːl/
• Hyphenation:Waal
• Rhymes:-aːl

FromProto-Germanic*Wahalaz,*Wahaliz, attested in Latin sources asvacalus,vahalis.

Waal m

1. theWaal (ariver anddistributary of theRhine that runs through the provinces ofGelderland andSouth Holland,Netherlands)

FromMiddle DutchWale, fromOld Dutch*Wala,*Wale, fromProto-West Germanic*walh, fromProto-Germanic*walhaz(“foreigner”).

Waal m (pluralWalen,diminutiveWaaltje n,feminineWaalse)

1. aWalloon person, a person fromWallonia

• Waals

Derived from a variant ofwiel(“kolk lake”).

Waal n

1. Ahamlet inMolenlanden,South Holland,Netherlands

FromMiddle High Germanwale, fromOld High Germanwala fromProto-West Germanic*walu, fromProto-Germanic*walą, fromProto-Indo-European*welh₁-^[1]

Cognate withGermanWahl andLuxembourgishWiel,Wal.

• IPA^(key):/ˈvɔːl/
• Rhymes:-ɔːl
• Syllabification:Waal

Waal f (pluralWaale)

1. choice
2. election
   • 2022 September 30, 0:32 from the start, inEleições em Hunsriqueano (Hunsrik)‎^[1], spoken by Piter Kehoma Boll, via Youtube:

     DieWaal basseerd heit.

     Theelection happens today.