dirndl
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dirndl
- /ˈdɜːndl̩/ UK
- [ˈdɪəndəɫ] UK
- /ˈdɜɹnd(ə)l/ US
- [ˈdɚndɫ̩] US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Dirndl, a diminutive of Dirne (“girl”) (Austria, Bavaria), from Middle High German dierne (“girl; servant”), from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā (“maiden, young girl; female servant, handmaid”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to flow; to run”).
noun dirndls
- A traditional Alpine woman's dress having a tight bodice and full skirt. For a change, Selina was not in slacks, but in a simple dirndl and sandals.
- In full dirndl skirt: a full skirt with a tight waistband resembling one which is part of a traditional Alpine woman's dress. On the cover of the leaflet advertising the Alpenrose Gasthof in Zirl am Gurgl […] there is a decorative picture of a young woman. She is wearing Tyrolese costume: the low-cut white bodice with cross-laced velvet waistcoat, the floral apron and dirndl skirt.
Translations
Talk about this word "dirndl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dirndl. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dirndl. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dirndl "dirndl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dirndl.Cite this
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title = {dirndl},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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