debel

See also: débel and debeł

English

Etymology

Compare French débeller. Doublet of debellate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈbɛl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

debel (third-person singular simple present debels, present participle debelling, simple past and past participle debelled)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To conquer.
   • 1671, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:

     Him long of old Thou didst debel, and down from heaven cast With all his army.

Related terms

• bellator
• bellatrix
• bellicose
• belligerent
• rebel

References

• “debel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Lebed, Bedel, beled, deleb, bleed, bedel

Caló

Etymology

Inherited from Romani devel.

Noun

debel m

1. god (in general)

Derived terms

• Debel
• debla
• Ondebel

References

• Francisco Quindalé (1867), “debel”, in Diccionario gitano‎^[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

English doublesbor.

Polish debel

Borrowed from English doubles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.bɛl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛbɛl
• Syllabification: de‧bel

Noun

debel m inan

1. (badminton, table tennis, tennis) doubles (game between pairs of players)

Declension

Declension of debel

	singular	plural
nominative	debel	deble
genitive	debla	debli/deblów
dative	deblowi	deblom
accusative	debel	deble
instrumental	deblem	deblami
locative	deblu	deblach
vocative	deblu	deble

Derived terms

adjective

• deblowy

nouns

• deblista
• deblistka

Further reading

• “debel”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “debel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *debelъ. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ̀ːbɛʋ/

Adjective

débeł (comparative debelȇjši, superlative nȁjdebelȇjši)

1. thick
2. fat

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	debel	debela	debelo
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	debel ind debeli def	debela	debelo
genitive	debelega	debele	debelega
dative	debelemu	debeli	debelemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	debelo	debelo
locative	debelem	debeli	debelem
instrumental	debelim	debelo	debelim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	debela	debeli	debeli
genitive	debelih	debelih	debelih
dative	debelima	debelima	debelima
accusative	debela	debeli	debeli
locative	debelih	debelih	debelih
instrumental	debelima	debelima	debelima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	debeli	debele	debela
genitive	debelih	debelih	debelih
dative	debelim	debelim	debelim
accusative	debele	debele	debela
locative	debelih	debelih	debelih
instrumental	debelimi	debelimi	debelimi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dêbel

1. genitive dual/plural of déblo

Further reading

• “debel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “debel”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references