delu

See also: dēlu and dělu

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic دَلْو (dalw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.lu/

Noun

delu m (plural idilwa or delijiet or dliewa or dliewi)

  1. funnel
    Synonym: lenbut
  2. wooden pail
    Synonym: satal

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dilu, from Proto-Germanic *dilō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (suckle). Cognate with Old High German tila, Old Norse dilkr (dialectal Swedish del), Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, nipple), Latin fēmina, Russian дои́ть (doítʹ), Latvian det, Scottish Gaelic deoghail (suck) and Breton denaff (suck) and Breton denañ (suck).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈde.lu/

Noun

delu f

  1. nipple

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative delu dela, dele
accusative dele dela, dele
genitive dele dela
dative dele delum

Volapük

Noun

delu

  1. predicative singular of del