digue

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

digue

From Middle Dutch dijc, which gives Dutch dijk, dicque in Middle French, related to German deich, teich, English ditch, dike, and Latin figo ('to fasten, fix, congeal'): 'what serves to fix the banks'.

Definitions

Plural

digues

Anagram

Translations

  • germangerman:Staumauer
  • englishenglish:dike
  • spanishspanish:dique
  • italianitalian:diga
  • dutchdutch:dijk

See also

digue (v.) digues (v.) endiguer (v.) endiguement (cn.) diguette (cn.) diguer (v.) endigage (cn.)