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Translingual
Symbol
del
( international standards ) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Delaware languages .
English
Etymology 1
From delta , the symbol being an inverted delta.
Pronunciation
Noun
del (plural dels )
( mathematical analysis ) The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
( mathematics ) the symbol ∂ , in the context of a partial differential
Synonyms
See also
Etymology 2
See deal
Noun
del (plural dels )
Ledebouria ovatifolia as illustrated in "The Flowering Plants of South Africa". Note the signature of M.E. Connell in the bottom left corner. The "del. " after her name is short for delineavit , meaning that she was the one who drew the original illustration.
( obsolete ) a part , portion
Etymology 3
Shortening
Noun
del
Abbreviation of delegate .
Abbreviation of delegation .
Verb
del
Abbreviation of delete .
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of Latin delineavit
Verb
del
abbreviation of delineavit as seen on published artwork , identifying the original artist. Commonly seen in books and articles on topics in natural history
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
Variant of standard dal .
Verb
del
to exit
to go out
Asturian
Etymology
From a contraction of the preposition de ( “ of, from ” ) + masculine singular article el ( “ the ” ) .
Contraction
del m
of the , from the
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *döl (whence also Welsh dail ), from Proto-Celtic *dolyā . Cognate with Middle Irish duille , from Old Irish duilne , from a variant form *dolnyā ; both are from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- ( “ blossom ” ) , whence also Ancient Greek θάλλω ( thállō , “ to bloom ” ) , Old English dile ( “ dill ” ) , and Old Armenian դալար ( dalar , “ green, fresh ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
del f (singulative delienn )
foliage , leaves
Burarra
Noun
del
spotted harrier , swamp harrier
peregrine falcon , brown falcon
Australian kestrel
Catalan
Pronunciation
Contraction
del
Contraction of the preposition de and the article el . of the
Further reading
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish del , contraction of ‘de el .’
Contraction
del
( obsolete ) of the , from the ( only in names with Spanish origins or in phrases with Spanish construct )
Chinese
Etymology
From clipping of English del ete .
Pronunciation
Verb
del
( Hong Kong Cantonese ) to delete
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *döl , from Proto-Celtic *dolyā , from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰelh₁- ( “ blossom ” ) . Cognate with Breton del , Welsh dail .
Noun
del m (singulative delen )
( collective ) leaves
Derived terms
Mutation
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German dēl , deil , from Old Saxon del . The word has replaced the native noun Old Danish deld , Old Norse deild , from Proto-Germanic *dailiþō .
Noun
del c (singular definite delen , plural indefinite dele )
part , portion
proportion
share , portion
section
Inflection
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
del
imperative of dele
Dutch
Pronunciation
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 )
dune valley
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 )
trollop , floozie
Galician
Etymology
From contraction of preposition de ( “ of, from ” ) + third-person masculine singular pronoun el ( “ he, him, it ” ) .
Pronunciation
Contraction
del m (feminine dela , masculine plural deles , feminine plural delas )
of him , of it , from him, from it
Further reading
Ido
Preposition
del
Contraction of de la ( “ from the ” ) .
Usage notes
This is optional, you can also use de l' ...
Interlingua
Preposition
del
Contraction of de le ( “ of the ” ) .
Istriot
Contraction
del
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
Contraction of di il ; some , of the , from the (+ a masculine noun in singular ).
L'architetto del ristorante parla col cuoco. ― The architect of the restaurant talks with the cook.
See also
di § Usage notes
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English dǣl .
Pronunciation
Noun
del (plural deles )
A part , proportion or section of something.
The part or proportion that one is assigned or entitled to.
One's fate , inevitability or luck ; what is ordained to occur.
A quantity or number of something; a deal or lot .
Intensity , severity , degree .
( often used in negations ) A thing; a small amount.
Synonyms
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
Noun
del
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 )
part , portion , share
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
del
imperative of dele
References
“del” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German dēl , deil , from Old Saxon dēl , from Proto-Germanic *dailą , *dailiz ( “ part, portion, deal ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
del m (definite singular delen , indefinite plural delar , definite plural delane )
part , portion , share
Synonym: lut
Derived terms
References
“del” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Occitan
Pronunciation
Contraction
del
Contraction of de lo .
Old French
Contraction
del
contraction of de + le (of the)
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *daili .
Pronunciation
Noun
dēl m
part , share , portion
unit , word
Declension
Declension of dēl (masculine a-stem)
Romani
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺 ( dedi ) , from Sanskrit ददाति ( dadāti ) , from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dádaHti , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dádaHti , from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti .
Verb
del
to give
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
del m (accusative devles , nominative plural devla , accusative plural devlen )
Alternative form of devel ( “ god ” )
References
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985 ) “dádāti ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages , London: Oxford University Press, page 351
Boretzky, Norbert , Igla, Birgit (1994 ) “del¹”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN , pages 67-69
Boretzky, Norbert , Igla, Birgit (1994 ) “del²”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN , page 69
Marcel Courthiade (2009 ) “d/el, -inǎs ≈ -ias²³”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN , page 122
Marcel Courthiade (2009 ) “o dev/el¹, -les m. -la, -len = o de/l²³, -vles m. -vla, -vlen”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN , page 124
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dělъ .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /dèːl/ , /déːl/ , /dèːʋ/ , /déːʋ/
Noun
dẹ̄l or dẹ̄ł m inan
part
Inflection
Further reading
“del ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /del/
Rhymes: -el
Syllabification: del
Contraction
del
of the , from the (+ a masculine noun in singular ).
See also
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish del , from Middle Low German dēl , deil , from Old Saxon dēl .
Pronunciation
Noun
del c
part ( of a whole ) ; share
Declension
See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Volapük
Noun
del (nominative plural dels )
day
1952 , Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VI :Klu no kudolsöd tefü odel! Odel jäfikonös me kuds oka it! Del alik labon saidiko töbis lönik oka. So do not worry about tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Declension
declension of del
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
Welsh
Etymology
Related to delw ( “ image ” ) [ 1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
del (feminine singular del , plural del , equative deled , comparative delach , superlative delaf )
pretty
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “del ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Pronunciation
Adverb
del
down
Further reading
“del ”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola
Etymology 1
From Middle English telle, tille , from Old English til .
Pronunciation
Preposition
del
until
1867 , GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY :
1867 , “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY , page 110 , lines 2-3 :Hea raan awye del hea caame neeghe Burstheoune. He ran away until he came nigh to Bridgetown.
Etymology 2
From Middle English delven , from Old English delfan , from Proto-West Germanic *delban .
Pronunciation
Verb
del (present participle delleen , simple past dellt )
to dig or delve
References
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland , London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867 , page 33 & 34