Dirndl

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪrndl̩/ === Etymology 1 === Bavarian diminutive of Dirne (“girl”). ==== Noun ==== Dirndl n (mixed, genitive Dirndls, plural Dirndln) (Bavaria, Austria) girl ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of Dirndlkleid. ==== Noun ==== Dirndl n (strong, genitive Dirndls, plural Dirndl) A traditional dress in parts of Bavaria and Austria ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === Not attested in the core period of Middle High German. Found in Old High German as tirnboum, tyrn, presumably a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *dernъ (“cornel, dogwood”). ==== Noun ==== Dirndl n (mixed, genitive Dirndls, plural Dirndln) and f (Eastern Austria) cornel (tree and fruit) Synonym: Hartriegel ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== Dirndlstrauch m, Dirndlbaum m, Dirnleinbaum m, Dirnlein n, Dirle f, Dirliz f (only the first two seem recent) === Further reading === “Dirndl (junge Frau und Kleid)” in Duden online “Dirndl (Baum und Frucht)” in Duden online