Latin

Proper noun

Dēle ?

1. vocative singular of Dēlos

English

Verb

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

1. (printing, usually imperative) to delete

Noun

dele ‎(plural deles)

1. (printing) a sign signifying deletion

Anagrams

• lede
• LEED

Albanian

Alternative forms

• delmë (Gheg)

Etymology

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 Delmatae.

Noun

dele f (indefinite plural dele)

1. sheep
2. ewe

Synonyms

• berr

Derived terms

• delmer
• delmere
• delmur

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːlə/, [d̥eːlə]

Etymology 1

From del ‎(“part, portion”) +‎ -e, from Middle Low German dēlen.

Verb

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

1. divide
2. share
3. split

Etymology 2

See del ‎(“part, portion”).

Noun

dele c

1. plural indefinite of del

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːlə

Verb

dele

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of delen

Anagrams

• deel, edel, lede, leed

Latin

Verb

dēlē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēleō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German delen

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

References

• “dele” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• dêle (superseded)
• dêlle (archaic)
• delle (archaic)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.lɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.li/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.le/

Contraction

dele m sg ‎(plural deles, feminine dela, feminine plural delas)

1. Contraction of de ‎(“of”) and ele ‎(“him”)
   • 2007, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Rocco, page 373:

     Devíamos fechar os olhos dele.

     We should close his eyes.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:dele.

Etymology 2

Verb

dele

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of delir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of delir

Spanish

Verb

dele

1. Compound of the formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dar, dé and the pronoun le.

Swahili

Noun

dele (needs class)

1. coffee pot (pot for coffee)

Volapük

Noun

dele

1. dative singular of del