dele

See also déle, and Dele

English

Etymology

From Latin dēlē, second person singular imperative of dēleo (“delete”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdiːliː/

Verb

dele (third-person singular simple present deles, present participle deleing, simple past and past participle deled)

1. (printing, usually imperative) to delete

Noun

dele (plural deles)

1. (printing) a sign signifying deletion

Anagrams

• lede
• LEED

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Albanian

Dialectal forms

• delmë (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dailjā, from *dʰoh₁lijeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-l-. More at djalë.

Noun

dele f (indefinite plural dele)

1. sheep
2. ewe

Synonyms

• berr

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /deːlə/, [d̥eːlə]

Etymology 1

From del (“part, portion”) +‎ -e, from Middle Low German dēlen.

Verb

dele (imperative del, infinitive at dele, present tense deler, past tense delte, past participle er/har delt)

1. divide
2. share
3. split

Etymology 2

See del (“part, portion”).

Noun

dele c

1. plural indefinite of del

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːlə

Verb

dele

1. singular present subjunctive of delen

Anagrams

• deel, edel, lede, leed

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Latin

Verb

dēlē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēleō

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈde.lɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈde.li/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈde.le/

Contraction

dele m sg (plural deles, feminine dela, feminine plural delas)

1. Contraction of de (“of”) + ele (“he”)
   • 2007, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Rocco, page 373:

     Devíamos fechar os olhos dele.

     We should close his eyes.

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Spanish

Verb

dele (infinitive dar)

1. Compound of the formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dar, dé and the pronoun le.

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Swahili

Noun

dele

1. coffee pot (pot for coffee)

This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at coffee pot. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see dele in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009

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Volapük

Noun

dele

1. dative singular form of del