dela

From Spanish dela, contraction of ‘de la.’

dela

1. (obsolete) of the, from the (only in names with Spanish origins or in phrases with Spanish construction)
2. particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de la, such as dela Cruz or dela Peña (from earlier de la Cruz and de la Peña)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + third-person feminine singular pronoun ela (“she, her, it”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlɐ/

dela f (masculine del, masculine plural deles, feminine plural delas)

1. of her, of it, from her, from it

• “del”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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dela (dela)

1. to sting

• IPA^(key): /deˈla/
• Hyphenation: de‧la

Vowel shift in dala in perfective conjugation.

délá

1. perfective aspect of dalan

Borrowed from Spanish de la, from the American colonial era.

dela

1. particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de la, such as dela Cruz (from earlier de la Cruz

From Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

dēla

1. to distribute

• Saterland Frisian: deele
• West Frisian: diele

From Old Norse deila, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

dēla

1. to divide, to share, to deal
2. to argue, to dispute
3. to judge

• Swedish: dela

• della (pre-1911/1943)

dela f sg

1. Contraction of de ela (“of her; her (possessive)”): feminine singular of dele
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe, Rocco, page 308:

     Você notou os cabelos dela, são negros e brilhantes e macios...

     You noticed her hair, it's dark and brilliant and soft...

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dele.

dela (Cyrillic spelling дела)

1. third-person singular present of delati

From preposition de + article la.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdela/
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: de‧la

dela

1. (obsolete) of the, from the (followed by feminine noun)

dela

1. third-person singular imperative of dar combined with la

From Old Swedish dēla, from Old Norse deila, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

• IPA^(key): /deːla/

• Audio:

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dela (present delar, preterite delade, supine delat, imperative dela)

1. to deal, share; divide something between recipients
2. to share; to have in common

   De delar ett språk

   They share a language

3. to split; divide something in different parts

   Dela tårtan i lika stora delar

   Cut the cake in equal parts

• klyva

• dela in Svensk ordbok.

• Edla, adel, lade, leda

Borrowed from Spanish dela, from de la. Its use as a contraction of de la in Spanish-origin surnames is from the American colonial era, possibly by influence of Italian della.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈla/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: de‧la

delá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de la, such as dela Cruz (from earlier de la Cruz

• dale, Dale

dela

1. genitive singular of del

-dela^?

1. to despise

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

-déla

1. (transitive) to abandon, to give up, to sacrifice

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dela (3.9)”