dele

See also: Dele, déle, dêle, dėlė, dé le, děle, and dələ

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːliː/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːli

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.

   Synonym: deleatur

Anagrams

• Deel, LEDE, LEED, deel, lede, leed

Albanian

Tufë delesh

Alternative forms

• delme — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dailjā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-l-. Compare Old English delu (“teat”). More at djalë. Possibly the source of the Illyrian tribe name Dalmatae.

Noun

déle f (plural dele, definite delja, definite plural delet)

1. sheep

   Synonyms: berr, lukër

2. ewe

Declension

Declension of dele

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dele	delja	dele	delet
accusative		delen
dative	deleje	deles	deleve	deleve
ablative			delesh

Derived terms

• delmer
• delmere
• delmur
• deltar
• deledash

Further reading

• “dele”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥eːlə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse deila (“to divide, allot”), from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną, cognate of English deal and German teilen. In older Danish, the verb meant "to take to court”. The present verb has been influenced by Middle Low German dēlen (“to divide”).

Verb

dele (imperative del, infinitive at dele, present tense deler, past tense delte, perfect tense har delt)

1. divide
2. share
3. split

Conjugation

Conjugation of dele

active passive present deler deles past delede deledes infinitive dele deles imperative del — participle present delende past delet (auxiliary verb have) gerund delen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dele c

1. indefinite plural of del

References

• “dele” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eːlə

Verb

dele

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of delen

Anagrams

• deel, edel, lede, leed

Latin

Verb

dēlē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēleō

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German dele, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ. Doublet of thylle (“thill”).

Alternative forms

• dyle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛːl(ə)/

Noun

dele (plural deles)

1. plank

Descendants

• English: deal
• Scots: deal

References

• “dēle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.

Etymology 2

Noun

dele

1. Alternative form of del (“amount, part”)
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xvij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVIII:

     And so they alle bare hym vnto the hermytage
     and vnarmed hym
     and layd hym in his bedde
     & euer more his wound bledde pytously
     but he stered no lymme of hym
     Thenne the knyghte heremyte put a thynge in his nose and a lytel dele of water in his mouthe
     And thenne sir launcelot waked of his swoune
     and thenne the heremyte staunched his bledynge

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3

Verb

dele

1. Alternative form of delen

Etymology 4

Noun

dele

1. Alternative form of devel

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German delen.

Verb

dele (imperative del, present tense deler, passive deles, simple past delte, past participle delt)

1. to divide
2. to split
3. to share

Derived terms

• avdele
• delelig
• deling
• fordele
• inndele
• kjønnsdele
• meddele
• tildele
• todelt

Related terms

• del (noun)

References

• “dele” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• dela

Etymology

From Middle Low German delen and Old Norse deila.

Verb

dele (present tense deler, past tense delte, past participle delt, passive infinitive delast, present participle delande, imperative del)

1. to divide
2. to split
3. to share

Derived terms

• avdeling
• deling
• kjønnsdele
• todelt

References

• “dele” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• dêle (pre-reform spelling)
• d'elle, delle (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.lɨ/

Contraction

dele (feminine dela, masculine plural deles, feminine plural delas)

2. Contraction of de ele.
   • 2005, Wagner Blini,vários autores, Salvando Vida - Com Medicina Natural, Editora DCL, →ISBN, page 215:

     O abacate é uma fruta de sabor suave e gosto agradável, nem doce e nem amargo. O sabor neutro, aliado à polpa carnuda e macia, faz dele um dos ingredientes mais versáteis da culinária popular. Na Europa e na América Central, o abacate é um importante ingrediente para saladas.

     The avocado is a fruit with a mild flavor and a pleasant taste, neither sweet nor bitter. Its neutral flavor and soft, fleshy flesh make it one of the most versatile ingredients in popular cuisine. In Europe and Central America, avocados are an important ingredient in salads.

   • 2006, Rinaldo de Fernandes, Quartas histórias: contos baseados em narrativas de Guimarães Rosa, Editora Garamond, →ISBN, page 99:

     Ninguém ia desconfiar dele com aquela cara de abestado. Até que era bom ter cara de abestado, nunca que fossem pensar que tinha sido ele.

     No one was going to suspect him with that stupid face. It was even good to have a stupid face: they'd never think it'd been him.

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.lɨ/

Verb

dele

1. inflection of delir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

dele (Cyrillic spelling деле)

1. third-person plural present of deliti

Spanish

Verb

dele

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

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

dele class IX (plural dele class X)

1. a type of coffee pot (pot for coffee)

Volapük

Noun

dele

1. dative singular of del