FromLatindēlē, second person singular imperative ofdēleo(“delete”). Alternatively, aclipping ofdeleatur.
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dele (third-person singular simple presentdeles,present participledeleing,simple past and past participledeled)
dele (pluraldeles)
FromProto-Albanian*dailjā, fromProto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-l-. CompareOld Englishdelu(“teat”). More atdjalë.Possibly the source of the Illyrian tribe nameDalmatae.
dele f (pluraldele, definitedelja, definite pluraldelet)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dele | delja | dele | delet |
accusative | delen | |||
dative | deleje | deles | deleve | deleve |
ablative | delesh |
FromOld Norsedeila(“to divide, allot”), fromProto-Germanic*dailijaną, cognate ofEnglishdeal andGermanteilen. In older Danish, the verb meant "to take to court”. The present verb has been influenced byMiddle Low Germandēlen(“to divide”).
dele (imperativedel,infinitiveatdele,present tensedeler,past tensedelte,perfect tensehardelt)
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
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FromMiddle Low Germandele, ultimately fromProto-Germanic*þiljǭ.Doublet ofthylle(“thill”).
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dele (imperativedel,present tensedeler,passivedeles,simple pastdelte,past participledelt)
FromMiddle Low Germandelen andOld Norsedeila.
dele (present tensedeler,past tensedelte,past participledelt,passive infinitivedelast,present participledelande,imperativedel)
dele (femininedela,masculine pluraldeles,feminine pluraldelas)
For quotations using this term, seeCitations:dele.
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dele (Cyrillic spellingделе)
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dele classIX (pluraldele classX)
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