Delle
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English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Delle
- A female given name
Etymology 2
French, from Middle French Deyle, from Medieval Latin Dadila, from Late Latin Datira.
Proper noun
Delle
- A commune in Territoire de Belfort department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, on the border with Switzerland.
References
- Dictionnaire topographique du département du Haut-Rhin - Georges Stoffel (1868).
German
Etymology
From Middle High German telle, from Old High German *tella, utimately from Proto-Germanic *daljō.
The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German delle). The form Tell(e) persists dialectally. Cognate with Dutch (dialectal) del and English dell.
Pronunciation
Noun
Delle f (genitive Delle, plural Dellen)
- dent
- Nach dem Unfall hatte ich eine tiefe Delle in der Motorhaube.
- After the accident I had a deep dent in my car’s bonnet.
- hollow
Declension
Declension of Delle