dele

See also: Dele, déle, dêle, and dé le

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

Albanian

Alternative forms

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 Delmatae.

Noun

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

  1. sheep
  2. ewe

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • delmer
  • delmere
  • delmur

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. plural indefinite of del

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːlə

Verb

dele

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of delen

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dēlē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēleō

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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

References

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Contraction

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

  1. Contraction of de (“of”) and ele (“him”)
    • 2007, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Rocco, 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

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

Spanish

Verb

dele

  1. Compound of the formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dar, dé and the pronoun le.

Swahili

Noun

dele (needs class)

  1. coffee pot (pot for coffee)


This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at coffee pot. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see dele in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009

Volapük

Noun

dele

  1. dative singular of del
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