dale C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /deɪl/ UK /deɪl/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like dell /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Sounds like they'll /ð/ vs /d/ Meanings 1 noun a broad open valley, especially in northern England Sheep grazed on the green slopes of the quiet dale. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a broad open valley,... valleyvaleglendellhollowcombe ↔ Opposites hillridge Word family Related forms dell Etymology AI details From Old English dæl ('valley, dale'), from Proto-Germanic *dalą ('valley'), from a Proto-Indo-European root *dʰel- ('a hollow, curve'). dæl Old English *dalą Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dale **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /deɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /deɪl/ ## Meanings 1. a broad open valley, especially in northern England ## Examples - Sheep grazed on the green slopes of the quiet dale. ## Synonyms - valley - vale - glen - dell - hollow - combe ## Antonyms - hill - ridge ## Related Forms - dell ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dæl - Root: *dalą ## Etymology From Old English dæl ('valley, dale'), from Proto-Germanic *dalą ('valley'), from a Proto-Indo-European root *dʰel- ('a hollow, curve'). ## AI Etymology Dale is from Old English dæl ('valley, dale'), from Proto-Germanic *dalą ('valley'), from a Proto-Indo-European root *dʰel- ('a hollow, curve'). Important recorded forms include dæl (Old English) and *dalą (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers a broad open valley, especially in northern England. The wider family includes related words such as dell. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown