del

Etymology 1

From delta, the symbol being an inverted delta

Etymology 2

See deal

Etymology 3

Shortening

Anagrams

• 'eld, DLE, EDL, LDE, LED, eld, led

Verb

del

1. to exit
2. to go out

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition de (“of, from”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

Contraction

del m

1. of the, from the

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdel/

Noun

del f (singulative delienn)

1. foliage, leaves

Noun

del

1. spotted harrier, swamp harrier
2. peregrine falcon, brown falcon
3. Australian kestrel

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA^(key): /dəl/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /del/

Contraction

del

1. Contraction of the preposition de and the article el. of the

Etymology

From Spanish del, contraction of ‘de el.’

Contraction

del

1. (obsolete) of the, from the (only in names with Spanish origins or in phrases with Spanish construct)

Related terms

• de, dela

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːl/, [d̥eːˀl]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German dēl, deil, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-Germanic *dailą, *dailiz (“part, portion, deal”).

Etymology 2

See dele (“to divide, share, split”).

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch delle (“valley; dune valley”), from Old Dutch della (“valley; (geography) depression; dune valley”). Related to dal (“dale, valley”) and doel (“target, goal”). Cognate with English dell.

Etymology 2

Etymology

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + third-person masculine singular pronoun el (“he, him, it”)

Contraction

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

1. of him, of it, from him, from it

Preposition

del

1. Contraction of de la.

Usage notes

This is optional, you can also use de l'...

Preposition

del

1. Contraction of de le.

Contraction

del

1. Contraction of de (“of”) + el (“the”)
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:

     Ti son la manduleîna del mio core;

     You are the almond of my heart;

Etymology

di (preposition) +‎ il (article)

Contraction

del

1. Contraction of di + il; of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German dēl, deil, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-Germanic *dailą, *dailiz (“part, portion, deal”).

Etymology 2

References

• “del” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Middle Low German dēl, deil, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-Germanic *dailą, *dailiz (“part, portion, deal”).

Noun

del m (definite singular delen, indefinite plural delar, definite plural delane)

1. part, portion, share

   Synonym: lut

References

• “del” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Contraction

del

1. of the; contraction of de + li

Alternative forms

• dau
• dal
• deu

Contraction

del

1. Contraction of de + lo

Alternative forms

• du

Contraction

del

1. contraction of de + le (of the)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dailiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛːl/

Noun

dēl m

1. part, share, portion
2. unit, word

Verb

del

1. to give

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dělъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdèːl/, /ˈdéːl/, /ˈdèːw/, /ˈdéːw/
• Tonal orthography: dẹ́l, dẹ̑l, dẹ́ł, dẹ̑ł

Noun

dél m inan (genitive déla, nominative plural déli)

1. part

Alternative forms

• d'el (obsolete)

Etymology

• prep de + article el

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdel/, [ˈd̪el]

Contraction

del

1. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).

Etymology

From Old Swedish del, from Middle Low German dēl, deil, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-Germanic *dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰail-.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

del c

1. part (of a whole); share

Noun

del (plural dels)

1. day

Adjective

del

1. pretty

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛl/

Adverb

del

1. down