dela

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish dela, contraction of ‘de la.’

Particle

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)

Related terms

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Contraction

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

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

Further reading

Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

dela (dela)

  1. to sting

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Vowel shift in dala in perfective conjugation.

Verb

délá

  1. perfective aspect of dalan

Etymology 2

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

Particle

dela

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

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

dēla

  1. to distribute

Inflection

Conjugation of dēla (weak class 1)
infinitive dēla
indicative present past
1st person singular dēle dēlde
2nd person singular dēlest, dēlst dēldest
3rd person singular dēleth, dēlth dēlde
plural dēlath dēlden
subjunctive present past
singular dēle dēlde
plural dēle, dēlen dēlde, dēlden
imperative present
singular dēle
plural dēlath
participle present past
dēlande edēled, dēled

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: deele
  • West Frisian: diele

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

dēla

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēla (weak)
present past
infinitive dēla —
participle dēlandi, dēlande dēlder
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk dēlir dēli, dēle —   dēldi, dēlde dēldi, dēlde
þū dēlir dēli, dēle dēl dēldi, dēlde dēldi, dēlde
han dēlir dēli, dēle —   dēldi, dēlde dēldi, dēlde
vīr dēlum, dēlom dēlum, dēlom dēlum, dēlom dēldum, dēldom dēldum, dēldom
īr dēlin dēlin dēlin dēldin dēldin
þēr dēla dēlin —   dēldu, dēldo dēldin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk dēlis dēlis, dēles —   dēldis, dēldes dēldis, dēldes
þū dēlis dēlis, dēles —   dēldis, dēldes dēldis, dēldes
han dēlis dēlis, dēles —   dēldis, dēldes dēldis, dēldes
vīr dēlums, dēloms dēlums, dēloms —   dēldums, dēldoms dēldums, dēldoms
īr dēlins dēlins —   dēldins dēldins
þēr dēlas dēlins —   dēldus, dēldos dēldins

Descendants

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Contraction

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...

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dele.

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

dela (Cyrillic spelling дела)

  1. third-person singular present of delati

Spanish

Etymology

From preposition de + article la.

Pronunciation

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

Contraction

dela

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

Related terms

Verb

dela

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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deːla/
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Verb

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of dela (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dela delas
Supine delat delats
Imperative dela —
Imper. plural1 delen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative delar delade delas delades
Ind. plural1 dela delade delas delades
Subjunctive2 dele delade deles delades
Participles
Present participle delande
Past participle delad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

Related terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Particle

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

Related terms

Volapük

Noun

dela

  1. genitive singular of del

Xhosa

Verb

-dela?

  1. to despise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Verb

-déla

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

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive ukudela
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukudela ukungadeli
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular dela -dele
Plural delani -deleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyadela, ngidela engidelayo, engidela ngidela angideli engingadeli ngingadeli
2nd singular uyadela, udela odelayo, odela udela awudeli ongadeli ungadeli
1st plural siyadela, sidela esidelayo, esidela sidela asideli esingadeli singadeli
2nd plural niyadela, nidela enidelayo, enidela nidela anideli eningadeli ningadeli
Class 1 uyadela, udela odelayo, odela edela akadeli ongadeli engadeli
Class 2 bayadela, badela abadelayo, abadela bedela abadeli abangadeli bengadeli
Class 3 uyadela, udela odelayo, odela udela awudeli ongadeli ungadeli
Class 4 iyadela, idela edelayo, edela idela ayideli engadeli ingadeli
Class 5 liyadela, lidela elidelayo, elidela lidela alideli elingadeli lingadeli
Class 6 ayadela, adela adelayo, adela edela awadeli angadeli engadeli
Class 7 siyadela, sidela esidelayo, esidela sidela asideli esingadeli singadeli
Class 8 ziyadela, zidela ezidelayo, ezidela zidela azideli ezingadeli zingadeli
Class 9 iyadela, idela edelayo, edela idela ayideli engadeli ingadeli
Class 10 ziyadela, zidela ezidelayo, ezidela zidela azideli ezingadeli zingadeli
Class 11 luyadela, ludela oludelayo, oludela ludela aludeli olungadeli lungadeli
Class 14 buyadela, budela obudelayo, obudela budela abudeli obungadeli bungadeli
Class 15 kuyadela, kudela okudelayo, okudela kudela akudeli okungadeli kungadeli
Class 17 kuyadela, kudela okudelayo, okudela kudela akudeli okungadeli kungadeli
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngidelile, ngidelē engidelile, engidelē ngidelile, ngidelē angidelanga engingadelanga ngingadelanga
2nd singular udelile, udelē odelile, odelē udelile, udelē awudelanga ongadelanga ungadelanga
1st plural sidelile, sidelē esidelile, esidelē sidelile, sidelē asidelanga esingadelanga singadelanga
2nd plural nidelile, nidelē enidelile, enidelē nidelile, nidelē anidelanga eningadelanga ningadelanga
Class 1 udelile, udelē odelile, odelē edelile, edelē akadelanga ongadelanga engadelanga
Class 2 badelile, badelē abadelile, abadelē bedelile, bedelē abadelanga abangadelanga bengadelanga
Class 3 udelile, udelē odelile, odelē udelile, udelē awudelanga ongadelanga ungadelanga
Class 4 idelile, idelē edelile, edelē idelile, idelē ayidelanga engadelanga ingadelanga
Class 5 lidelile, lidelē elidelile, elidelē lidelile, lidelē alidelanga elingadelanga lingadelanga
Class 6 adelile, adelē adelile, adelē edelile, edelē awadelanga angadelanga engadelanga
Class 7 sidelile, sidelē esidelile, esidelē sidelile, sidelē asidelanga esingadelanga singadelanga
Class 8 zidelile, zidelē ezidelile, ezidelē zidelile, zidelē azidelanga ezingadelanga zingadelanga
Class 9 idelile, idelē edelile, edelē idelile, idelē ayidelanga engadelanga ingadelanga
Class 10 zidelile, zidelē ezidelile, ezidelē zidelile, zidelē azidelanga ezingadelanga zingadelanga
Class 11 ludelile, ludelē oludelile, oludelē ludelile, ludelē aludelanga olungadelanga lungadelanga
Class 14 budelile, budelē obudelile, obudelē budelile, budelē abudelanga obungadelanga bungadelanga
Class 15 kudelile, kudelē okudelile, okudelē kudelile, kudelē akudelanga okungadelanga kungadelanga
Class 17 kudelile, kudelē okudelile, okudelē kudelile, kudelē akudelanga okungadelanga kungadelanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngādela engādela ngādela angidelanga engingadelanga ngingadelanga
2nd singular wādela owādela wādela awudelanga ongadelanga ungadelanga
1st plural sādela esādela sādela asidelanga esingadelanga singadelanga
2nd plural nādela enādela nādela anidelanga eningadelanga ningadelanga
Class 1 wādela owādela ādela akadelanga ongadelanga engadelanga
Class 2 bādela abādela bādela abadelanga abangadelanga bengadelanga
Class 3 wādela owādela wādela awudelanga ongadelanga ungadelanga
Class 4 yādela eyādela yādela ayidelanga engadelanga ingadelanga
Class 5 lādela elādela lādela alidelanga elingadelanga lingadelanga
Class 6 ādela ādela ādela awadelanga angadelanga engadelanga
Class 7 sādela esādela sādela asidelanga esingadelanga singadelanga
Class 8 zādela ezādela zādela azidelanga ezingadelanga zingadelanga
Class 9 yādela eyādela yādela ayidelanga engadelanga ingadelanga
Class 10 zādela ezādela zādela azidelanga ezingadelanga zingadelanga
Class 11 lwādela olwādela lwādela aludelanga olungadelanga lungadelanga
Class 14 bādela obādela bādela abudelanga obungadelanga bungadelanga
Class 15 kwādela okwādela kwādela akudelanga okungadelanga kungadelanga
Class 17 kwādela okwādela kwādela akudelanga okungadelanga kungadelanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingadela — ngingadela ngingedele — ngingedele
2nd singular ungadela — ungadela ungedele — ungedele
1st plural singadela — singadela singedele — singedele
2nd plural ningadela — ningadela ningedele — ningedele
Class 1 angadela — engadela angedele — engedele
Class 2 bangadela — bengadela bangedele — bengedele
Class 3 ungadela — ungadela ungedele — ungedele
Class 4 ingadela — ingadela ingedele — ingedele
Class 5 lingadela — lingadela lingedele — lingedele
Class 6 angadela — engadela angedele — engedele
Class 7 singadela — singadela singedele — singedele
Class 8 zingadela — zingadela zingedele — zingedele
Class 9 ingadela — ingadela ingedele — ingedele
Class 10 zingadela — zingadela zingedele — zingedele
Class 11 lungadela — lungadela lungedele — lungedele
Class 14 bungadela — bungadela bungedele — bungedele
Class 15 kungadela — kungadela kungedele — kungedele
Class 17 kungadela — kungadela kungedele — kungedele
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizodela engizodela ngizodela angizudela engingezudela ngingezudela
2nd singular uzodela ozodela uzodela awuzudela ongezudela ungezudela
1st plural sizodela esizodela sizodela asizudela esingezudela singezudela
2nd plural nizodela enizodela nizodela anizudela eningezudela ningezudela
Class 1 uzodela ozodela ezodela akazudela ongezudela engezudela
Class 2 bazodela abazodela bezodela abazudela abangezudela bengezudela
Class 3 uzodela ozodela uzodela awuzudela ongezudela ungezudela
Class 4 izodela ezodela izodela ayizudela engezudela ingezudela
Class 5 lizodela elizodela lizodela alizudela elingezudela lingezudela
Class 6 azodela azodela ezodela awazudela angezudela engezudela
Class 7 sizodela esizodela sizodela asizudela esingezudela singezudela
Class 8 zizodela ezizodela zizodela azizudela ezingezudela zingezudela
Class 9 izodela ezodela izodela ayizudela engezudela ingezudela
Class 10 zizodela ezizodela zizodela azizudela ezingezudela zingezudela
Class 11 luzodela oluzodela luzodela aluzudela olungezudela lungezudela
Class 14 buzodela obuzodela buzodela abuzudela obungezudela bungezudela
Class 15 kuzodela okuzodela kuzodela akuzudela okungezudela kungezudela
Class 17 kuzodela okuzodela kuzodela akuzudela okungezudela kungezudela
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyodela engiyodela ngiyodela angiyudela engingeyudela ngingeyudela
2nd singular uyodela oyodela uyodela awuyudela ongeyudela ungeyudela
1st plural siyodela esiyodela siyodela asiyudela esingeyudela singeyudela
2nd plural niyodela eniyodela niyodela aniyudela eningeyudela ningeyudela
Class 1 uyodela oyodela eyodela akayudela ongeyudela engeyudela
Class 2 bayodela abayodela beyodela abayudela abangeyudela bengeyudela
Class 3 uyodela oyodela uyodela awuyudela ongeyudela ungeyudela
Class 4 iyodela eyodela iyodela ayiyudela engeyudela ingeyudela
Class 5 liyodela eliyodela liyodela aliyudela elingeyudela lingeyudela
Class 6 ayodela ayodela eyodela awayudela angeyudela engeyudela
Class 7 siyodela esiyodela siyodela asiyudela esingeyudela singeyudela
Class 8 ziyodela eziyodela ziyodela aziyudela ezingeyudela zingeyudela
Class 9 iyodela eyodela iyodela ayiyudela engeyudela ingeyudela
Class 10 ziyodela eziyodela ziyodela aziyudela ezingeyudela zingeyudela
Class 11 luyodela oluyodela luyodela aluyudela olungeyudela lungeyudela
Class 14 buyodela obuyodela buyodela abuyudela obungeyudela bungeyudela
Class 15 kuyodela okuyodela kuyodela akuyudela okungeyudela kungeyudela
Class 17 kuyodela okuyodela kuyodela akuyudela okungeyudela kungeyudela
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngidele ngingadeli
2nd singular udele ungadeli
1st plural sidele singadeli
2nd plural nidele ningadeli
Class 1 adele angadeli
Class 2 badele bangadeli
Class 3 udele ungadeli
Class 4 idele ingadeli
Class 5 lidele lingadeli
Class 6 adele angadeli
Class 7 sidele singadeli
Class 8 zidele zingadeli
Class 9 idele ingadeli
Class 10 zidele zingadeli
Class 11 ludele lungadeli
Class 14 budele bungadeli
Class 15 kudele kungadeli
Class 17 kudele kungadeli
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngadela ngangadela, angadela, angangadela
2nd singular wadela wangadela, awadela, awangadela
1st plural sadela sangadela, asadela, asangadela
2nd plural nadela nangadela, anadela, anangadela
Class 1 wadela wangadela, akadela, akangadela
Class 2 badela bangadela, abadela, abangadela
Class 3 wadela wangadela, awadela, awangadela
Class 4 yadela yangadela, ayadela, ayangadela
Class 5 ladela langadela, aladela, alangadela
Class 6 adela angadela, awadela, awangadela
Class 7 sadela sangadela, asadela, asangadela
Class 8 zadela zangadela, azadela, azangadela
Class 9 yadela yangadela, ayadela, ayangadela
Class 10 zadela zangadela, azadela, azangadela
Class 11 lwadela lwangadela, alwadela, alwangadela
Class 14 badela bangadela, abadela, abangadela
Class 15 kwadela kwangadela, akwadela, akwangadela
Class 17 kwadela kwangadela, akwadela, akwangadela

References

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