Cebuano

Contraction

1. (obsolete) of the, from the (only in names with Spanish origins or in phrases with Spanish construct)

Related terms

• de, del

Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition de ‎(“of, from”) + third-person feminine singular pronoun ela ‎(“she, her, it”)

Contraction

dela f ‎(masculine del, masculine plural deles, feminine plural delas)

1. of her, of it, from her, from it

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dailijaną

Verb

dēla

1. to distribute

Conjugation

Descendants

• West Frisian: diele

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse deila, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

dēla

1. to divide, to share, to deal
2. to argue, to dispute
3. to judge

Conjugation

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Descendants

• Swedish: dela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• della (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.lɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.la/, /ˈdɛ.lɐ/

Contraction

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

1. Contraction of de ‎(“of; from”) + ela ‎(“she; her; it”)
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe, Rocco, page 308:

     Você notou os cabelos dela, são negros e brilhantes e macios...

     You noticed her hair, it's dark and brilliant and soft...

Quotations

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

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dēla from Old Norse deila, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːla/

Verb

dela ‎(present delar, preterite delade, supine delat, imperative dela)

1. to deal, share; divide something between recipients
2. to share; to have in common

   De delar ett språk

   They share a language

3. to split; divide something in different parts

   Dela tårtan i lika stora delar

   Cut the cake in equal parts

Conjugation

Synonyms

• klyva

Related terms

• avdela
• dela med sig
• delare
• dela in
• dela upp
• dela ut
• delning
• fördela
• indela
• tilldela
• utdela

Anagrams

• leda
• adel
• lade

Volapük

Noun

dela

1. genitive singular of del