dele

From Latin dēlē, second person singular imperative of dēleo (“delete”). Alternatively, a clipping of deleatur.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːliː/

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• Rhymes: -iːli

dele (third-person singular simple present deles, present participle deleing, simple past and past participle deled)

1. (printing, usually imperative) To delete.

dele (plural deles)

1. (printing) A sign signifying deletion.

   Synonym: deleatur

• Deel, LEDE, LEED, deel, lede, leed

• delme — Gheg

From Proto-Albanian *dailjā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-l-. Compare Old English delu (“teat”). More at djalë. Possibly the source of the Illyrian tribe name Dalmatae.

déle f (plural dele, definite delja, definite plural delet)

1. sheep

   Synonyms: berr, lukër

2. ewe

• delmer
• delmere
• delmur
• deltar
• deledash

• “dele”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥eːlə]

From Old Norse deila (“to divide, allot”), from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną, cognate of English deal and German teilen. In older Danish, the verb meant "to take to court”. The present verb has been influenced by Middle Low German dēlen (“to divide”).

dele (imperative del, infinitive at dele, present tense deler, past tense delte, perfect tense har delt)

1. divide
2. share
3. split

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dele c

1. indefinite plural of del

• “dele” in Den Danske Ordbog

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• Rhymes: -eːlə

dele

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of delen

• deel, edel, lede, leed

dēlē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēleō

From Middle Low German dele, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ. Doublet of thylle (“thill”).

• dyle

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛːl(ə)/

dele (plural deles)

1. plank

• English: deal
• Scots: deal

• “dēle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 July 2018.

dele

1. alternative form of del (“amount, part”)
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xvij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVIII:

     And so they alle bare hym vnto the hermytage
     and vnarmed hym
     and layd hym in his bedde
     & euer more his wound bledde pytously
     but he stered no lymme of hym
     Thenne the knyghte heremyte put a thynge in his nose and a lytel dele of water in his mouthe
     And thenne sir launcelot waked of his swoune
     and thenne the heremyte staunched his bledynge

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dele

1. alternative form of delen

dele

1. alternative form of devel

From Middle Low German delen.

dele (imperative del, present tense deler, passive deles, simple past delte, past participle delt)

1. to divide
2. to split
3. to share

• del (noun)

• “dele” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• dela

From Middle Low German delen and Old Norse deila.

dele (present tense deler, past tense delte, past participle delt, passive infinitive delast, present participle delande, imperative del)

1. to divide
2. to split
3. to share

• avdeling
• deling
• kjønnsdele
• todelt

• “dele” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• dêle (pre-reform spelling)
• d'elle, delle (pre-reform spelling)

dele (feminine dela, masculine plural deles, feminine plural delas)

2. contraction of de ele
   • 2005, Wagner Blini,vários autores, Salvando Vida - Com Medicina Natural, Editora DCL, →ISBN, page 215:

     O abacate é uma fruta de sabor suave e gosto agradável, nem doce e nem amargo. O sabor neutro, aliado à polpa carnuda e macia, faz dele um dos ingredientes mais versáteis da culinária popular. Na Europa e na América Central, o abacate é um importante ingrediente para saladas.

     The avocado is a fruit with a mild flavor and a pleasant taste, neither sweet nor bitter. Its neutral flavor and soft, fleshy flesh make it one of the most versatile ingredients in popular cuisine. In Europe and Central America, avocados are an important ingredient in salads.

   • 2006, Rinaldo de Fernandes, Quartas histórias: contos baseados em narrativas de Guimarães Rosa, Editora Garamond, →ISBN, page 99:

     Ninguém ia desconfiar dele com aquela cara de abestado. Até que era bom ter cara de abestado, nunca que fossem pensar que tinha sido ele.

     No one was going to suspect him with that stupid face. It was even good to have a stupid face: they'd never think it'd been him.

dele

1. inflection of delir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

dele (Cyrillic spelling деле)

1. third-person plural present of deliti

dele

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

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

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dele class IX (plural dele class X)

1. a type of coffee pot (pot for coffee)

dele

1. dative singular of del