English

Proper noun

Delle

1. A female given name

German

Etymology

From Middle High German telle. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German delle). The form Tell(e) persists dialectally. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *daljō. Cognate with Dutch (dialectal) del and English dell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlə/

Noun

Delle f ‎(genitive Delle, plural Dellen)

1. dent

   Nach dem Unfall hatte ich eine tiefe Delle in der Motorhaube.‎

   After the accident I had deep a dent in my car’s bonnet.

Declension

Derived terms

• eindellen

Italian

Contraction

delle

1. of the, from the (+ a feminine noun in plural).

Portuguese

Contraction

delle

1. Obsolete spelling of dele