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

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

Tufë delesh

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

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

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

dēlē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēleō

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

dele (plural deles)

  1. plank

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
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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

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

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

  1. 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.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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 Hijazi Arabic دَلَّة (dalla).

dele class IX (plural **dele class X)

  1. dallah (a traditional Arabic coffee pot, used to brew and serve gahwa [Arabic coffee])

dele

  1. dative singular of del