Wall

See also: wall and wall-

English

Etymology 1

Of various origins, principally from Old English wælisc etc. ("non-Germanic speaker, stranger") from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner, stranger”), the source of numerous other surnames such as Walsh and Wales and from Middle English wall, from Old English weall (“wall, dike, rampart”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz or *wallą (“wall, rampart”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Also from transcribed foreign surnames such as German Wahl and Swedish Wahlberg.

Proper noun

Wall

  1. A surname​.

Etymology 2

A translation of Mandarin Chinese 壁宿 (Bìxiù)

Proper noun

Wall

  1. (astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Pegasus and Andromeda, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Latin vallum. Cognate with English wall.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /val/
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

Wall m (genitive Walls or Walles, plural Wälle)

  1. (military) rampart, parapet, earthwork
  2. (engineering) levee, embankment
  3. (geography) ridge

Synonyms
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