del

See also: Del, dél, dėl, -del, de l', Del., dēļ, and

English

Etymology 1

From delta, the symbol being an inverted delta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • (file)

Noun

del (plural dels)

  1. (mathematical analysis) The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
  2. (mathematics) the symbol , in the context of a partial differential
Synonyms
See also

Etymology 2

See deal

Noun

del (plural dels)

  1. (obsolete) a part, portion

Etymology 3

Shortening

Abbreviation

del

  1. delegate
  2. delegation
  3. delete
  4. delineavit

Anagrams


Albanian

Verb

del

  1. to exit
  2. to go out

Asturian

Etymology

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

Contraction

del m

  1. of the, from the

Breton

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdel/

Noun

del f (singulative delienn)

  1. foliage, leaves

Burarra

Noun

del

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

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Contraction

del

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

Further reading


Cebuano

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)

Danish

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).

Noun

del c (singular definite delen, plural indefinite dele)

  1. part, portion
  2. proportion
  3. share, portion
  4. section
Inflection

Etymology 2

See dele (to divide, share, split).

Verb

del

  1. imperative of dele

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch delle (valley; dune valley), from Old Dutch della (valley; (geography) depression; dune valley), from Proto-Germanic *daljō. Cognate with English dell.

Noun

del n (plural dellen, diminutive delletje n)

  1. dune valley
  2. dell, small depression in a landscape

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch dille. Further origin uncertain; perhaps related to the verb dillen (to chatter). Compare English dell.

Noun

del f (plural dellen, diminutive delletje n)

  1. trollop, floozie

Galician

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

Ido

Preposition

del

  1. Contraction of de la (from the).

Usage notes

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


Interlingua

Preposition

del

  1. Contraction of de le (of the).

Istriot

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;

Italian

Etymology

di (preposition) + il (article)

Contraction

del

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English dǣl, from Proto-Germanic *dailiz.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛːl/

Noun

del (plural deles)

  1. A part, proportion or section of something.
  2. The part or proportion that one is assigned or entitled to.
  3. One's fate, inevitability or luck; what is ordained to occur.
  4. A quantity or number of something; a deal or lot.
  5. Intensity, severity, degree.
  6. (often used in negations) A thing; a small amount.
Descendants
References

Etymology 2

From Old English dell.

Noun

del

  1. Alternative form of delle (dell)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

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 deler, definite plural delene)

  1. part, portion, share
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

del

  1. imperative of dele

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

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

Derived terms

References


Novial

Contraction

del

  1. of the; contraction of de + li

Occitan

Alternative forms

Contraction

del

  1. Contraction of de + lo

Old French

Alternative forms

Contraction

del

  1. contraction of de + le (of the)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dailiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛːl/

Noun

dēl m

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

Declension



Romani

Verb

del

  1. to give

Derived terms


Slovene

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

Declension


Spanish

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).

Swedish

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

  • (file)

Noun

del c

  1. part (of a whole); share

Declension

Declension of del 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative del delen delar delarna
Genitive dels delens delars delarnas

See also


Volapük

Noun

del (plural dels)

  1. day

Declension

Derived terms

  • adel
  • a del
  • adelo
  • adelo gödiko
  • aldelafif
  • aposzedel
  • aposzedelik
  • aposzedelo
  • ädel
  • ädelik
  • ädelo
  • ädelo gödiko
  • äposzedelo
  • delagased
  • delagasedem
  • delajit
  • delaprim
  • delaprimik
  • delaprimo
  • delavomajit
  • deled
  • deli kinid mula labobs-li adelo?
  • dödel
  • fidön göliko pos zedel
  • fitadel
  • florüpadel
  • florüpadelalunik
  • florüpadelo
  • fluküpadel
  • fluküpadelalunik
  • fluküpadelo
  • foldegdelacunüp
  • foldegdelapönidüp
  • foldegdelik
  • fridel
  • hitüpadel
  • hitüpadelalunik
  • hitüpadelo
  • jabatadel
  • jabatadelik
  • jabatadelo
  • jafadel
  • jafadelem
  • jafadelik
  • jafadelo
  • jeifadel
  • malarafif aldelik
  • mäldelik
  • motedadel
  • mudel
  • nifüpadel
  • nifüpadelalunik
  • odel
  • odelik
  • odelo
  • poszedel
  • poszedelik
  • poszedelo
  • pönidüp foldegdelik (karen)
  • sis ädel
  • sudel
  • tudel
  • tumdelik
  • ün del semik
  • vedel
  • veldelik
  • zädel
  • zäladel
  • zedel
  • zehitüpadel

Welsh

Adjective

del

  1. pretty

West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛl/

Adverb

del

  1. down

Further reading

  • del”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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