delu

See also: dēlu and dělu

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic دَلْو (dalw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.lu/

Noun

delu m (plural idilwa or delijiet or dliewa or dliewi)

1. funnel
2. wooden pail

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dilu, from Proto-Germanic *dilō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“suckle”). Cognate with Old High German tila, Old Norse dilkr (dialectal Swedish del), Ancient Greek θήσατο (thḗsato), Latin fēmina, Russian дои́ть (doítʹ), Latvian det, Scottish Gaelic deoghail (“suck”) and Breton denaff (“suck”) and Breton denañ (“suck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.lu/

Noun

delu f

1. nipple

Declension

Declension of delu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	delu	dela, dele
accusative	dele	dela, dele
genitive	dele	dela
dative	dele	delum

Volapük

Noun

delu

1. predicative singular of del