delle

See also: Delle, dêlle, and dəllə

Italian

Contraction

delle

  1. contraction of di le; of the, from the

Usage notes

This can be used as the plural form of una.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English dell, from Proto-Germanic *daljō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛl/

Noun

delle (plural delles or dellun)

  1. A dale or dell; a hollow.

Descendants

  • English: dell
  • Scots: dell

References

Portuguese

Contraction

delle

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of dele.