dels

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See also: Dels and dēls

English

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Noun

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dels

  1. plural of del

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Catalan

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Contraction

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dels

  1. Contraction of de els (of the, from the (masculine plural)).

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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After Middle Low German dēls, German teils, originally a genitive singular of del (part) used adverbially

Adverb

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dels

  1. partly

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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dels c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of del

Norwegian Bokmål

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Conjunction

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dels

  1. part, partly, in part (part this, part that), both and

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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del +‎ -s, the genitive singular form of del m (part). The adverb is a calque of German teils, from Teils, the genitive singular form of Teil (part).

Adverb

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dels

  1. part, partly
    Synonyms: delvis, til dels

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Occitan

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Pronunciation

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Contraction

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dels

  1. Contraction of de los.

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Conjunction

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dels

  1. part, partly, in part (part this, part that), both ... and
    Den består dels av nervceller, och dels av stödjande celler som kallas gliaceller.
    It consists in part of nerve cells, and in part of supporting cells which are called glial cells.
    Vårt företag erbjuder dels enkla och robusta nivåvakter, dels mer noggranna givare för mätning och registrering.
    Our company offers both simple and robust level detectors, and also more accurate detectors for measuring and registration.

Usage notes

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  • The prescribed usage is "dels A, dels B", but one also often sees "dels A, men också B" or "dels A, och dels B".

Noun

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dels

  1. indefinite genitive singular of del

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Volapük

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Noun

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dels

  1. plural of del