dela

Etymology

From Spanish dela, contraction of ‘de la.’

Particle

dela

1. (obsolete) of the, from the (only in names with Spanish origins or in phrases with Spanish construction)
2. particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de la, such as dela Cruz or dela Peña (from earlier de la Cruz and de la Peña)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlɐ/

Contraction

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

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

Further reading

• “del”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Etymology

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Verb

dela (dela)

1. to sting

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈla/ [dɛˈlä]
• Hyphenation: de‧la

Etymology 1

Vowel shift in dala in perfective conjugation.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish de la, from the American colonial era.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

dēla

1. to distribute

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

Alternative forms

• della (pre-1911/1943)

Pronunciation

Contraction

dela f sg

1. Contraction of de ela (“of her; her (possessive)”): feminine singular of dele
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Lia 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...

Verb

dela (Cyrillic spelling дела)

1. third-person singular present of delati

Etymology

From preposition de + article la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdela/ [ˈd̪e.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: de‧la

Contraction

dela

1. (obsolete) of the, from the (followed by feminine noun)

Verb

dela

1. third-person singular imperative of dar combined with la

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːla/

• Audio:

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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

Further reading

• dela in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• Edla, adel, lade, leda

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dela, from de la. Its use as a contraction of de la in Spanish-origin surnames is from the American colonial era, possibly by influence of Italian della.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈla/ [d̪ɛˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: de‧la

Particle

delá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de la, such as dela Cruz (from earlier de la Cruz

Anagrams

• dale, Dale

Noun

dela

1. genitive singular of del

Verb

-dela^?

1. to despise

Verb

-déla

1. (transitive) to abandon, to give up, to sacrifice

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dela (3.9)”