See also: Delas, delaš, děláš, and dęłaś

Galician

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Etymology

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From contraction of preposition de (of, from) + third-person feminine plural pronoun elas (they, them).

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Contraction

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

  1. of them, from them

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: de‧las

Contraction

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delas f pl

  1. Contraction of de elas (of them (feminine); their (feminine)): feminine plural of dele

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:dele.

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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delas

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of delăsa

Spanish

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Etymology

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  • preposition de + article las

Contraction

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delas

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

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delas

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

Swedish

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Verb

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delas

  1. passive infinitive of dela
  2. present passive of dela

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish delas, from de las. Its use as a contraction of de las in Spanish-origin surnames originated during the American colonial era, possibly by influence of Italian della and delle.

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Particle

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delás (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜐ᜔)

  1. particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de las, such as delas Alas (from earlier de las Alas)
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Volapük

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Noun

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delas

  1. genitive plural of del