debut

English

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debut

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• début

Etymology

From French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at butt.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛbjuː/, /ˈdeɪbjuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /deɪˈbjuː/, /dəˈbjuː/
• (Filipino diaspora) IPA^(key): /dɛˈbuː/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈdæɪbjʉː/, /ˈdæɪbʉː/, /dəˈbʉː/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːbjuː/, /dɛˈbjuː/, /də-/, /-b(j)ɪu̯/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: (UK) -ɛbjuː, (UK) -eɪbjuː, (US) -uː

Noun

debut (plural debuts)

1. A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
   • 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Liverpool's performance - despite a defensive injury crisis that saw a promising debut for teenage academy graduate John Flanagan - was a resounding advert for Kenny Dalglish to be given the manager's job on a permanent basis.

   • 2016 September 29, Jason Keller, Eberle-McDavid-Lucic line debuts in Oilers pre-season loss to Canucks, CBC (Canada):

     Hulking defenceman Gudbranson, who came to Vancouver in a trade with the Florida Panthers last May, scored in his debut for the Canucks.

2. (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.

   Coordinate term: sophomore

   Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.

   their long-anticipated debut album

3. The first appearance of a debutante in society.
4. (Philippines) The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.

Usage notes

• British English favours "on one's debut" where North American English favours "in one's debut" in sense "during"; see quotations above.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

debut (third-person singular simple present debuts, present participle debuting, simple past and past participle debuted)

1. (transitive, chiefly US) to formally introduce, as to the public

   Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.

3. (intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance

   Release 3.2 debuted to mixed reviews in Spring of 2004.

   • 2020 April 8, “Fleet News: News in Brief”, in RAIL, page 29:

     The nine-car electric unit debuted on the 0630 Newcastle-London King's Cross.

Descendants

• → Cantonese: 地標／地标 (dei⁶ biu¹)

Translations

Related terms

• debutant
• debutante

Anagrams

• tubed

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Noun

debut m (plural debuts)

1. debut (a performer's first appearance in public)

Related terms

• debutant
• debutar

Further reading

• “debut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

debut

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

Borrowed from French début.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• IPA^(key):

Noun

debut m inan

1. debut

   Synonym: počátek

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• debut in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• debut in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From French début (“debut”).

Noun

debut c (singular definite debuten or debut'en, plural indefinite debuter or debut'er)

1. debut

Inflection

Further reading

• “debut” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

debut

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology 1

From Dutch debuut, from French début, from Middle French, derivative of desbuter (“to move, begin”), from des- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), either from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: dé‧but
• Rhymes: -bʊt, -ʊt, -t

Noun

début (first-person possessive debutku, second-person possessive debutmu, third-person possessive debutnya)

1. debut

Related terms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: dê‧but
• Rhymes: -bʊt, -ʊt, -t

Noun

dêbut (plural debut-debut, first-person possessive debutku, second-person possessive debutmu, third-person possessive debutnya)

1. hiss, sizzle, farting noise

Related terms

Further reading

• “debut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debuter, definite plural debutene)

1. a debut

Related terms

• debutant
• debutere

References

• “debut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debutar, definite plural debutane)

1. a debut

Related terms

• debutant
• debutere

References

• “debut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French début.

Noun

debut n (plural debuturi)

1. debut
2. outbreak

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French début (“debut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈbu/
  • Rhymes: -u
• IPA^(key): (spelling pronunciation) /deˈbut/
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: de‧but

Noun

debut m (plural debuts)

1. debut

Related terms

Further reading

• “debut”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

From French début (“first throw or shot in a ball game”).

Noun

debut c

1. a debut

Declension

Related terms

• debutant
• debutera

Anagrams

• budet