dele

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

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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, deel, lede, leed

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• delmë (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

dele f (indefinite plural dele, definite singular delja, definite plural delet)

1. sheep
2. ewe

Synonyms

• berr

Derived terms

• delmer
• delmere
• delmur
• deltar

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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, perfect tense er/har delt)

1. divide
2. share
3. split

Etymology 2

See del (“part, portion”).

Noun

dele c

1. indefinite plural of del

References

• “dele” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eːlə

Verb

dele

1. (archaic) 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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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 (“plank”)

References

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

Etymology 2

From Old English dǣl.

Noun

dele

1. Alternative form of del (“amount, part”)

Etymology 3

From Old English dǣlan.

Verb

dele

1. Alternative form of delen

Etymology 4

From Old English dēofol.

Noun

dele

1. Alternative form of devel

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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

Terms derived from dele

• avdele
• delelig
• deling

• fordele
• inndele
• kjønnsdele

• meddele
• tildele
• todelt

Related terms

• del (noun)

References

• “dele” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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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.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Contraction

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

1. Contraction of de (“of”) and ele (“him”)
   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 373:

     Devíamos fechar os olhos dele.

     We should close his eyes.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:dele.

Alternative forms

• dêle, delle, dêlle (obsolete)

Etymology 2

Verb

dele

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of delir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of delir

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Spanish

Verb

dele

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 (n class, plural dele)

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

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Volapük

Noun

dele

1. dative singular of del