dela

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dela"

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish dela, contraction of ‘de la.’

Particle

dela

1. (obsolete) of the, from the (only in names with Spanish origins or in phrases with Spanish construction)
2. particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de la, such as dela Cruz or dela Peña (from earlier de la Cruz and de la Peña)

Related terms

• del
• delas
• delos

Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + third-person feminine singular pronoun ela (“she, her, it”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlɐ/

Contraction

dela f (masculine del, masculine plural deles, feminine plural delas)

1. of her, of it, from her, from it

Further reading

• “del”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

dela (dela)

1. to sting

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈla/ [dɛˈlä]
• Hyphenation: de‧la

Etymology 1

Vowel shift in dala in perfective conjugation.

Verb

délá

1. perfective aspect of dalan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish de la, from the American colonial era.

Particle

dela

1. particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de la, such as dela Cruz (from earlier de la Cruz

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.lɑ/

Noun

dela

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of delu

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

dēla

1. to distribute

Inflection

Conjugation of dēla (weak class 1)

infinitive	dēla
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	dēle	dēlde
2nd person singular	dēlest, dēlst	dēldest
3rd person singular	dēleth, dēlth	dēlde
plural	dēlath	dēlden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	dēle	dēlde
plural	dēle, dēlen	dēlde, dēlden
imperative	present
singular	dēle
plural	dēlath
participle	present	past
	dēlande	edēled, dēled

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: deele
• West Frisian: diele

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse deila, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

dēla

1. to divide, to share, to deal
2. to argue, to dispute
3. to judge

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēla (weak)

	present				past
infinitive	dēla				—
participle	dēlandi, dēlande				dēlder
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	dēlir	dēli, dēle	—		dēldi, dēlde	dēldi, dēlde
þū	dēlir	dēli, dēle	dēl		dēldi, dēlde	dēldi, dēlde
han	dēlir	dēli, dēle	—		dēldi, dēlde	dēldi, dēlde
vīr	dēlum, dēlom	dēlum, dēlom	dēlum, dēlom		dēldum, dēldom	dēldum, dēldom
īr	dēlin	dēlin	dēlin		dēldin	dēldin
þēr	dēla	dēlin	—		dēldu, dēldo	dēldin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	dēlis	dēlis, dēles	—		dēldis, dēldes	dēldis, dēldes
þū	dēlis	dēlis, dēles	—		dēldis, dēldes	dēldis, dēldes
han	dēlis	dēlis, dēles	—		dēldis, dēldes	dēldis, dēldes
vīr	dēlums, dēloms	dēlums, dēloms	—		dēldums, dēldoms	dēldums, dēldoms
īr	dēlins	dēlins	—		dēldins	dēldins
þēr	dēlas	dēlins	—		dēldus, dēldos	dēldins

Descendants

• Swedish: dela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• della (pre-standardization spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.lɐ/

Contraction

dela f sg

1. Contraction of de ela: feminine singular of dele
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe, Rocco, page 308:

     Você notou os cabelos dela, são negros e brilhantes e macios...

     You noticed her hair, it's dark and brilliant and soft...

See also

Portuguese possessives

			singular possessum		plural possessum
			masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
singular possessor	first person		meu	minha	meus	minhas
	second person		teu	tua	teus	tuas
	third person	any	seu	sua	seus	suas
		m	dele
		f	dela
plural possessor	first person		nosso	nossa	nossos	nossas
	second person		vosso	vossa	vossos	vossas
	third person	any	seu	sua	seus	suas
		m	deles
		f	delas

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

dela (Cyrillic spelling дела)

1. third-person singular present of delati

Spanish

Etymology

From preposition de + article la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdela/ [ˈd̪e.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: de‧la

Contraction

dela

1. (obsolete) of the, from the (followed by feminine noun)

Related terms

• del
• delas
• delos

Verb

dela

1. third-person singular imperative of dar combined with la

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dēla, from Old Norse deila, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːla/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

dela (present delar, preterite delade, supine delat, imperative dela)

1. to deal, share; divide something between recipients
2. to share; to have in common

   De delar ett språk

   They share a language

3. to split; divide something in different parts

   Dela tårtan i lika stora delar

   Cut the cake in equal parts

Conjugation

Conjugation of dela (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	dela		delas
supine	delat		delats
imperative	dela		—
imper. plural1	delen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	delar	delade	delas	delades
ind. plural1	dela	delade	delas	delades
subjunctive2	dele	delade	deles	delades
present participle		delande
past participle		delad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• klyva

Related terms

• avdela
• dela in
• dela med sig
• dela upp
• dela ut
• delare
• delning
• fördela
• indela
• tilldela
• tudela
• uppdela
• utdela

Further reading

• dela in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• Edla, adel, lade, leda

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dela, from de la. Its use as a contraction of de la in Spanish-origin surnames is from the American colonial era, possibly by influence of Italian della.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈla/ [d̪ɛˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: de‧la

Particle

delá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de la, such as dela Cruz (from earlier de la Cruz

Related terms

• del
• delas
• delos

Anagrams

• dale, Dale

Volapük

Noun

dela

1. genitive singular of del

Xhosa

Verb

-dela^?

1. to despise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Verb

-déla

1. (transitive) to abandon, to give up, to sacrifice

Inflection

tone unknown (infinitive ukudela)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukudela	ukungadeli
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	dela	-dele
plural	delani	-deleni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyadela, ngidela	engidelayo, engidela	ngidela	angideli	engingadeli	ngingadeli
2nd singular	uyadela, udela	odelayo, odela	udela	awudeli	ongadeli	ungadeli
1st plural	siyadela, sidela	esidelayo, esidela	sidela	asideli	esingadeli	singadeli
2nd plural	niyadela, nidela	enidelayo, enidela	nidela	anideli	eningadeli	ningadeli
class 1	uyadela, udela	odelayo, odela	edela	akadeli	ongadeli	engadeli
class 2	bayadela, badela	abadelayo, abadela	bedela	abadeli	abangadeli	bengadeli
class 3	uyadela, udela	odelayo, odela	udela	awudeli	ongadeli	ungadeli
class 4	iyadela, idela	edelayo, edela	idela	ayideli	engadeli	ingadeli
class 5	liyadela, lidela	elidelayo, elidela	lidela	alideli	elingadeli	lingadeli
class 6	ayadela, adela	adelayo, adela	edela	awadeli	angadeli	engadeli
class 7	siyadela, sidela	esidelayo, esidela	sidela	asideli	esingadeli	singadeli
class 8	ziyadela, zidela	ezidelayo, ezidela	zidela	azideli	ezingadeli	zingadeli
class 9	iyadela, idela	edelayo, edela	idela	ayideli	engadeli	ingadeli
class 10	ziyadela, zidela	ezidelayo, ezidela	zidela	azideli	ezingadeli	zingadeli
class 11	luyadela, ludela	oludelayo, oludela	ludela	aludeli	olungadeli	lungadeli
class 14	buyadela, budela	obudelayo, obudela	budela	abudeli	obungadeli	bungadeli
class 15	kuyadela, kudela	okudelayo, okudela	kudela	akudeli	okungadeli	kungadeli
class 17	kuyadela, kudela	okudelayo, okudela	kudela	akudeli	okungadeli	kungadeli
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngidelile, ngidelē	engidelile, engidelē	ngidelile, ngidelē	angidelanga	engingadelanga	ngingadelanga
2nd singular	udelile, udelē	odelile, odelē	udelile, udelē	awudelanga	ongadelanga	ungadelanga
1st plural	sidelile, sidelē	esidelile, esidelē	sidelile, sidelē	asidelanga	esingadelanga	singadelanga
2nd plural	nidelile, nidelē	enidelile, enidelē	nidelile, nidelē	anidelanga	eningadelanga	ningadelanga
class 1	udelile, udelē	odelile, odelē	edelile, edelē	akadelanga	ongadelanga	engadelanga
class 2	badelile, badelē	abadelile, abadelē	bedelile, bedelē	abadelanga	abangadelanga	bengadelanga
class 3	udelile, udelē	odelile, odelē	udelile, udelē	awudelanga	ongadelanga	ungadelanga
class 4	idelile, idelē	edelile, edelē	idelile, idelē	ayidelanga	engadelanga	ingadelanga
class 5	lidelile, lidelē	elidelile, elidelē	lidelile, lidelē	alidelanga	elingadelanga	lingadelanga
class 6	adelile, adelē	adelile, adelē	edelile, edelē	awadelanga	angadelanga	engadelanga
class 7	sidelile, sidelē	esidelile, esidelē	sidelile, sidelē	asidelanga	esingadelanga	singadelanga
class 8	zidelile, zidelē	ezidelile, ezidelē	zidelile, zidelē	azidelanga	ezingadelanga	zingadelanga
class 9	idelile, idelē	edelile, edelē	idelile, idelē	ayidelanga	engadelanga	ingadelanga
class 10	zidelile, zidelē	ezidelile, ezidelē	zidelile, zidelē	azidelanga	ezingadelanga	zingadelanga
class 11	ludelile, ludelē	oludelile, oludelē	ludelile, ludelē	aludelanga	olungadelanga	lungadelanga
class 14	budelile, budelē	obudelile, obudelē	budelile, budelē	abudelanga	obungadelanga	bungadelanga
class 15	kudelile, kudelē	okudelile, okudelē	kudelile, kudelē	akudelanga	okungadelanga	kungadelanga
class 17	kudelile, kudelē	okudelile, okudelē	kudelile, kudelē	akudelanga	okungadelanga	kungadelanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngādela	engādela	ngādela	angidelanga	engingadelanga	ngingadelanga
2nd singular	wādela	owādela	wādela	awudelanga	ongadelanga	ungadelanga
1st plural	sādela	esādela	sādela	asidelanga	esingadelanga	singadelanga
2nd plural	nādela	enādela	nādela	anidelanga	eningadelanga	ningadelanga
class 1	wādela	owādela	ādela	akadelanga	ongadelanga	engadelanga
class 2	bādela	abādela	bādela	abadelanga	abangadelanga	bengadelanga
class 3	wādela	owādela	wādela	awudelanga	ongadelanga	ungadelanga
class 4	yādela	eyādela	yādela	ayidelanga	engadelanga	ingadelanga
class 5	lādela	elādela	lādela	alidelanga	elingadelanga	lingadelanga
class 6	ādela	ādela	ādela	awadelanga	angadelanga	engadelanga
class 7	sādela	esādela	sādela	asidelanga	esingadelanga	singadelanga
class 8	zādela	ezādela	zādela	azidelanga	ezingadelanga	zingadelanga
class 9	yādela	eyādela	yādela	ayidelanga	engadelanga	ingadelanga
class 10	zādela	ezādela	zādela	azidelanga	ezingadelanga	zingadelanga
class 11	lwādela	olwādela	lwādela	aludelanga	olungadelanga	lungadelanga
class 14	bādela	obādela	bādela	abudelanga	obungadelanga	bungadelanga
class 15	kwādela	okwādela	kwādela	akudelanga	okungadelanga	kungadelanga
class 17	kwādela	okwādela	kwādela	akudelanga	okungadelanga	kungadelanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingadela	—	ngingadela	ngingedele	—	ngingedele
2nd singular	ungadela	—	ungadela	ungedele	—	ungedele
1st plural	singadela	—	singadela	singedele	—	singedele
2nd plural	ningadela	—	ningadela	ningedele	—	ningedele
class 1	angadela	—	engadela	angedele	—	engedele
class 2	bangadela	—	bengadela	bangedele	—	bengedele
class 3	ungadela	—	ungadela	ungedele	—	ungedele
class 4	ingadela	—	ingadela	ingedele	—	ingedele
class 5	lingadela	—	lingadela	lingedele	—	lingedele
class 6	angadela	—	engadela	angedele	—	engedele
class 7	singadela	—	singadela	singedele	—	singedele
class 8	zingadela	—	zingadela	zingedele	—	zingedele
class 9	ingadela	—	ingadela	ingedele	—	ingedele
class 10	zingadela	—	zingadela	zingedele	—	zingedele
class 11	lungadela	—	lungadela	lungedele	—	lungedele
class 14	bungadela	—	bungadela	bungedele	—	bungedele
class 15	kungadela	—	kungadela	kungedele	—	kungedele
class 17	kungadela	—	kungadela	kungedele	—	kungedele
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizodela	engizodela	ngizodela	angizudela	engingezudela	ngingezudela
2nd singular	uzodela	ozodela	uzodela	awuzudela	ongezudela	ungezudela
1st plural	sizodela	esizodela	sizodela	asizudela	esingezudela	singezudela
2nd plural	nizodela	enizodela	nizodela	anizudela	eningezudela	ningezudela
class 1	uzodela	ozodela	ezodela	akazudela	ongezudela	engezudela
class 2	bazodela	abazodela	bezodela	abazudela	abangezudela	bengezudela
class 3	uzodela	ozodela	uzodela	awuzudela	ongezudela	ungezudela
class 4	izodela	ezodela	izodela	ayizudela	engezudela	ingezudela
class 5	lizodela	elizodela	lizodela	alizudela	elingezudela	lingezudela
class 6	azodela	azodela	ezodela	awazudela	angezudela	engezudela
class 7	sizodela	esizodela	sizodela	asizudela	esingezudela	singezudela
class 8	zizodela	ezizodela	zizodela	azizudela	ezingezudela	zingezudela
class 9	izodela	ezodela	izodela	ayizudela	engezudela	ingezudela
class 10	zizodela	ezizodela	zizodela	azizudela	ezingezudela	zingezudela
class 11	luzodela	oluzodela	luzodela	aluzudela	olungezudela	lungezudela
class 14	buzodela	obuzodela	buzodela	abuzudela	obungezudela	bungezudela
class 15	kuzodela	okuzodela	kuzodela	akuzudela	okungezudela	kungezudela
class 17	kuzodela	okuzodela	kuzodela	akuzudela	okungezudela	kungezudela
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyodela	engiyodela	ngiyodela	angiyudela	engingeyudela	ngingeyudela
2nd singular	uyodela	oyodela	uyodela	awuyudela	ongeyudela	ungeyudela
1st plural	siyodela	esiyodela	siyodela	asiyudela	esingeyudela	singeyudela
2nd plural	niyodela	eniyodela	niyodela	aniyudela	eningeyudela	ningeyudela
class 1	uyodela	oyodela	eyodela	akayudela	ongeyudela	engeyudela
class 2	bayodela	abayodela	beyodela	abayudela	abangeyudela	bengeyudela
class 3	uyodela	oyodela	uyodela	awuyudela	ongeyudela	ungeyudela
class 4	iyodela	eyodela	iyodela	ayiyudela	engeyudela	ingeyudela
class 5	liyodela	eliyodela	liyodela	aliyudela	elingeyudela	lingeyudela
class 6	ayodela	ayodela	eyodela	awayudela	angeyudela	engeyudela
class 7	siyodela	esiyodela	siyodela	asiyudela	esingeyudela	singeyudela
class 8	ziyodela	eziyodela	ziyodela	aziyudela	ezingeyudela	zingeyudela
class 9	iyodela	eyodela	iyodela	ayiyudela	engeyudela	ingeyudela
class 10	ziyodela	eziyodela	ziyodela	aziyudela	ezingeyudela	zingeyudela
class 11	luyodela	oluyodela	luyodela	aluyudela	olungeyudela	lungeyudela
class 14	buyodela	obuyodela	buyodela	abuyudela	obungeyudela	bungeyudela
class 15	kuyodela	okuyodela	kuyodela	akuyudela	okungeyudela	kungeyudela
class 17	kuyodela	okuyodela	kuyodela	akuyudela	okungeyudela	kungeyudela
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngidele	ngingadeli
2nd singular	udele	ungadeli
1st plural	sidele	singadeli
2nd plural	nidele	ningadeli
class 1	adele	angadeli
class 2	badele	bangadeli
class 3	udele	ungadeli
class 4	idele	ingadeli
class 5	lidele	lingadeli
class 6	adele	angadeli
class 7	sidele	singadeli
class 8	zidele	zingadeli
class 9	idele	ingadeli
class 10	zidele	zingadeli
class 11	ludele	lungadeli
class 14	budele	bungadeli
class 15	kudele	kungadeli
class 17	kudele	kungadeli
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngadela	ngangadela, angadela, angangadela
2nd singular	wadela	wangadela, awadela, awangadela
1st plural	sadela	sangadela, asadela, asangadela
2nd plural	nadela	nangadela, anadela, anangadela
class 1	wadela	wangadela, akadela, akangadela
class 2	badela	bangadela, abadela, abangadela
class 3	wadela	wangadela, awadela, awangadela
class 4	yadela	yangadela, ayadela, ayangadela
class 5	ladela	langadela, aladela, alangadela
class 6	adela	angadela, awadela, awangadela
class 7	sadela	sangadela, asadela, asangadela
class 8	zadela	zangadela, azadela, azangadela
class 9	yadela	yangadela, ayadela, ayangadela
class 10	zadela	zangadela, azadela, azangadela
class 11	lwadela	lwangadela, alwadela, alwangadela
class 14	badela	bangadela, abadela, abangadela
class 15	kwadela	kwangadela, akwadela, akwangadela
class 17	kwadela	kwangadela, akwadela, akwangadela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dela (3.9)”