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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "del"}}
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==Translingual==

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{ISO 639|2&3||Delaware languages}}

==English==

===Etymology 1===
From [[delta]], the symbol being an inverted delta.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/dɛl/}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛl|s=1}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-del.ogg|a=US}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|analysis}} The symbol ∇ used to denote the [[gradient]] operator.
# {{lb|en|mathematics}} the symbol [[∂]], in the context of a partial [[differential]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|The symbol &nabla;}} {{l|en|atled}}, {{l|en|nabla}}

=====See also=====
* [[w:del|Wikipedia article on del, the mathematical symbol]]

===Etymology 2===
See [[deal#Etymology 1|deal]]

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

[[File:Ledebouria ovatifolia00.jpg|thumb|{{center top}}''Ledebouria ovatifolia'' as illustrated in "The Flowering Plants of South Africa". Note the signature of M.E. Connell in the bottom left corner. The "''del.''" after her name is short for ''delineavit'', meaning that she was the one who drew the original illustration.{{center bottom}}]]
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} a [[part]], portion

===Etymology 3===
Shortening

====Noun====
{{head|en|noun}}

# {{abbr of|en|[[delegate]]}}
# {{abbr of|en|[[delegation]]}}

====Verb====
{{head|en|verb}}

# {{abbr of|en|[[delete]]}}

===Etymology 4===
Abbreviation of [[Latin]] ''[[delineavit]]''

====Verb====
{{head|en|verb form}} {{attention|en|Part of speech? It's not really an English verb, just a single form borrowed}}

# abbreviation of ''[[delineavit]]'' as seen on [[publish]]ed [[artwork]], [[identify]]ing the [[original]] artist. Commonly seen in books and articles on topics in [[natural history]]

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=del|'eld|DLE|EDL|LDE|LED|eld|led|μLED}}

==Albanian==

===Etymology===
Variant of standard {{l|sq|dal}}.

===Verb===
{{head|sq|verb}}

# to [[exit]]
# to [[go]] [[out]]

==Asturian==

===Etymology===
From a contraction of the preposition {{m|ast|de||of, from}} + masculine singular article {{m|ast|el||the}}.

===Contraction===
{{head|ast|contraction|g=m}}

# [[of]] [[the]], [[from]] the

==Breton==

===Etymology===
{{root|br|ine-pro|*dʰelh₁-}}
From {{inh|br|cel-bry-pro|*döl}} (whence also {{cog|cy|dail}}), from {{inh|br|cel-pro|*dolyā}}. Cognate with {{cog|mga|duille}}, from {{cog|sga|duilne}}, from a variant form {{m|cel-pro|*dolnyā}}; both are from {{der|br|ine-pro|*dʰelh₁-|t=blossom}}, whence also {{cog|grc|θάλλω||to bloom}}, {{cog|ang|dile|t=dill}}, and {{cog|xcl|դալար|t=green, fresh}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|br|/ˈdel/}}

===Noun===
{{br-noun|f|s=delienn}}

# [[foliage]], [[leaves]]

{{C|br|Botany}}

==Burarra==

===Noun===
{{head|bvr|noun}}

# [[spotted harrier]], [[swamp harrier]]
# [[peregrine falcon]], [[brown falcon]]
# [[Australian kestrel]]

==Catalan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ca|/dəl/|a=Central}}
* {{IPA|ca|/del/|a=Valencian}}

===Contraction===
{{head|ca|contraction}}

# {{n-g|Contraction of the preposition {{l|ca|de}} and the article {{l|ca|el}}.}} [[of]] [[the]]

====Further reading====
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}

==Cebuano==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ceb|es|del}}, [[contraction]] of ‘{{m|es|de}} {{m|es|el}}.’

===Contraction===
{{head|ceb|contraction}}

# {{lb|ceb|obsolete}} [[of]] [[the]], [[from]] [[the]] {{lb|ceb|only in names with Spanish origins or in phrases with Spanish construct}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ceb|de}}, {{l|ceb|dela}}

==Chinese==

===Etymology===
From clipping of {{der|yue|en|delete|'''del'''ete}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|c=di6
|cat=v
}}

===Verb===
{{head|zh|verb}}

# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} to [[delete]]

==Cornish==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*döl}}, from {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*dolyā}}, from the {{der|kw|ine-pro|-}} root {{m|ine-pro|*dʰelh₁-|t=blossom}}. Cognate with {{cog|br|del}}, {{cog|cy|dail}}.

===Noun===
{{head|kw|n|g=m|singulative|delen}}

# {{lb|kw|collective}} [[leaf|leaves]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|kw|del bleujyow||flower petals}}

===Mutation===
{{kw-mut-cons|d|el}}

==Danish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|da|[ˈd̥eˀl]}}

===Etymology 1===
{{dercat|da|gmw-pro|gem-pro}}
From {{der|da|gml|dēl}}, {{m|gml|deil}}, from {{der|da|osx|del}}. The word has replaced the native noun {{cog|gmq-oda|deld}}, {{cog|non|deild}}, from {{der|da|gem-pro|*dailiþō}}.

====Noun====
{{da-noun|en|e}}

# [[part]], [[portion]]
# [[proportion]]
# [[share]], [[portion]]
# [[section]]

=====Inflection=====
{{da-noun-infl|en|e}}

===Etymology 2===
{{nonlemma}}

====Verb====
{{head|da|verb form}}

# {{infl of|da|dele||imp}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/dɛl/}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|del}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɛl|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|nl|dum|delle||valley; dune valley}}, from {{inh|nl|odt|della||valley; (geography) depression; dune valley}}, from {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*daljō}}. Cognate with {{cognate|en|dell}}.

====Noun====
{{nl-noun|n|-en|+}}

# [[dune]] [[valley]]
# [[dell]], small [[depression]] in a landscape

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|nl|dal}}
* {{l|nl|doel}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|nl|dum|dille}}. Further origin uncertain; perhaps related to the verb {{m|dum|dillen|t=to chatter}}. Compare {{cog|en|dell}}.

====Noun====
{{nl-noun|f|-en|+}}

# [[trollop]], [[floozie]]

==Galician==

===Etymology===
From contraction of preposition {{m|gl|de||of, from}} + third-person masculine singular pronoun {{m|gl|el||he, him, it}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gl|/del/}}

===Contraction===
{{head|gl|contraction|g=m|feminine|dela|masculine plural|deles|feminine plural|delas}}

# [[of]] [[him]], of [[it]], [[from]] him, from it

===Further reading===
* {{R:gl:DRAG}}

==Ido==

===Preposition===
{{head|io|preposition}}

# {{contraction of|io|[[de]] [[la]]||from the}}

====Usage notes====
This is optional, you can also use ''[[de]] [[l']]...''

==Interlingua==

===Preposition===
{{head|ia|preposition}}

# {{contraction of|ia|[[de]] [[le]]||[[of]] [[the]]}}

==Istriot==

===Contraction===
{{head|ist|contraction}}

# {{non-gloss|Contraction of {{l|ist|de|'''de'''|gloss=of}} + {{l|ist|el|'''el'''|gloss=the}}}}
#* {{quote-book|ist|year=1877|author=Antonio Ive|title=Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno|volume=5|publisher=Ermanno Loescher|page=29
|passage=Ti son la manduleîna '''del''' mio core;
|translation=You are the almond of my heart;}}

==Italian==

===Etymology===
{{af|it|di|il|nocat=1|pos1=preposition|pos2=article}}

===Contraction===
{{head|it|contractions}}

# {{contraction of|it|[[di]] [[il]]|nodot=1}}; [[some]], [[of]] [[the]], [[from]] [[the]] (''+ a masculine noun in singular'').
#: {{uxi|it|L'architetto '''del''' ristorante parla col cuoco.|The architect '''of the''' restaurant talks with the cook.}}

====See also====
[[di#Usage notes 3|di § Usage notes]]

==Middle English==

===Etymology 1===
{{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}
From {{inh|enm|ang|dǣl}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{q|Early ME}} {{alter|enm|dæl|deal|deol}}
* {{alter|enm|dele|deel|deyl|deil|diel|deele}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|enm|/dɛːl/}}

====Noun====
{{enm-noun|deles}}

# A [[part]], [[proportion]] or [[section]] of something.
# The part or proportion that one is [[assigned]] or [[entitled]] to.
# One's [[fate]], [[inevitability]] or [[luck]]; what is ordained to occur.
# A quantity or number of something; a [[deal]] or [[lot]].
# [[intensity|Intensity]], [[severity]], [[degree]].
# {{lb|enm|often used in negations}} A thing; a small amount.

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|enm|dol}}

=====Related terms=====
{{rel4|enm|delare|delen|delynge|everydel|ordel|somdel}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|deal}}
* {{desc|sco|dele}}
* {{desc|yol|daal}}

=====References=====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=dēl |pos=n.(2) |id=MED10924 |accessdate=2018-07-12}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alt form|enm|delle|t=dell}}

{{C|enm|Mathematics}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|nb|gml|dēl}}, {{m|gml|deil}}, from {{der|nb|osx|dēl}}, from {{der|nb|gem-pro|*dailą}}, {{m|gem-pro|*dailiz||part, portion, deal}}.

====Noun====
{{nb-noun-m1}}

# [[part]], [[portion]], [[share]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|nb
|bestanddel
|bildel
|brøkdel
|bydel
|delaktig
|delstat
|deltid
|delvis
|eiendel
|femdel
|femtedel
|firedel
|fjerdedel
|halvdel
|hoveddel
|hundredel
|kroppsdel
|landsdel
|reservedel
|seksdel
|sjettedel
|størstedel
|tidel
|tiendedel
|tredel
|tredjedel
|tusendel
|verdensdel
}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{nb-verb-form}}

# {{infl of|nb|dele||imp}}

===References===
* {{R:The Bokmål Dictionary}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|nn|deil}} {{nn-fcon|1938}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|nn|gml|dēl}}, {{m|gml|deil}}, from {{der|nn|osx|dēl}}, from {{der|nn|gem-pro|*dailą}}, {{m|gem-pro|*dailiz|t=part, portion, deal}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nn|/deːl/}} {{nn-pronu-note}}

===Noun===
{{nn-noun-m1}}

# [[part]], [[portion]], [[share]]
#: {{syn|nn|lut}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|nn
|bildel
|brøkdel
|bydel
|delstat
|deltid
|femdel
|femtedel
|firedel
|fjerdedel
|halvdel
|hundredel
|kroppsdel
|landsdel
|reservedel
|seksdel
|sjettedel
|størstedel
|tidel
|tredel
|tredjedel
|tusendel
}}

===References===
* {{R:ND}}

==Occitan==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|oc|dau}}
* {{l|oc|dal}}
* {{l|oc|deu}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|oc|LL-Q942602-Davidgrosclaude-del.wav|a=Languedocien}}

===Contraction===
{{head|oc|contraction}}

# {{contraction of|oc|[[de]] [[lo]]}}

==Old French==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|fro|du}}

===Contraction===
{{head|fro|contraction}}

# contraction of '''[[de]]''' + '''[[le]]''' (of the)

==Old Saxon==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|osx|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}
From {{inh|osx|gmw-pro|*daili}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|osx|/dɛːl/|/dɛi̯l/}}

===Noun===
{{osx-noun|g=m|head=dēl}}

# [[part]], [[share]], [[portion]]
# [[unit]], [[word]]

====Declension====
{{osx-decl-noun-a-m|dēl}}

==Romani==

===Etymology 1===
{{inh+|rom|pra-sau|𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺}}, from {{inh|rom|sa|ददाति}}, from {{inh|rom|inc-pro|*dádaHti}}, from {{inh|rom|iir-pro|*dádaHti}}, from {{inh|rom|ine-pro|*dédeh₃ti}}.

====Verb====
{{rom-verb|el}}

# to [[give]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|rom|del avri|del ćući|del čikh|del dùma|del godǐ|del muj}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{head|rom|noun|g=m|accusative|devles|nominative plural|devla|accusative plural|devlen}}

# {{alt form|rom|devel|t=god}}

===References===
* {{R:CDIAL|dádāti|page=351}}
* {{R:rom:Boretzky-Igla|del¹|pages=67-69}}
* {{R:rom:Boretzky-Igla|del²|page=69}}
* {{R:Courthiade:2009|entry=d/el, -inǎs ≈ -ias²³|page=122}}
* {{R:Courthiade:2009|entry=o dev/el¹, -les m. -la, -len = o de/l²³, -vles m. -vla, -vlen|page=124}}

==Slovene==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sl|sla-pro|*dělъ}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{sl-IPA|dẹ̄l|dẹ̄ł}}

===Noun===
{{sl-noun|dẹ̄l|head2=dẹ̄ł|m-in}}

# [[part]]

====Inflection====
{{sl-decl-noun-m|dél}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:sl:Fran}}

==Spanish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|es|d'el}} {{qualifier|obsolete}}

===Etymology===
* ''prep'' [[de#Spanish|de]] + ''article'' [[el#Spanish|el]]. Akin to {{cog|pt|do}} and {{cog|fr|du}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Contraction===
{{head|es|contraction}}

# [[of]] [[the]], [[from]] [[the]] (''+ a masculine noun in singular'').

===See also===
* {{l|es|al}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}
* {{R:DPD}}

==Swedish==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|sv|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro}}
From {{der|sv|gmq-osw|del}}, from {{der|sv|gml|dēl}}, {{m|gml|deil}}, from {{der|sv|osx|dēl}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sv|Sv-del.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{sv-noun|c}}

# [[part]] {{q|of a whole}}; [[share]]

====Declension====
{{sv-infl-noun-c-ar}}

====See also====
* {{l|sv|dela}}
* {{l|sv|dela med sig}}
* {{l|sv|en del}}
* {{l|sv|en hel del}}
* {{l|sv|för den delen}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:SO}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|sv|a=del|LED|eld|led}}

==Volapük==

===Noun===
{{vo-noun}}

# [[day]]
#* {{quote-book|vo|1952|Arie de Jong|Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VI|text=Klu no kudolsöd tefü odel! Odel jäfikonös me kuds oka it! '''Del''' alik labon saidiko töbis lönik oka.|t=So do not worry about tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Each '''day''' has enough trouble of its own.}}

====Declension====
{{vo-decl-noun}}

====Derived terms====
* [[adel]]
* [[a del]]<!--per day-->
* [[adelo]]
* [[adelo gödiko]]
* [[aldelafif]]
* [[aposzedel]]
* [[aposzedelik]]
* [[aposzedelo]]
* [[ädel]]
* [[ädelik]]
* [[ädelo]]
* [[ädelo gödiko]]
* [[äposzedelo]]
* [[delagased]]
* [[delagasedem]]
* [[delajit]]
* [[delaprim]]
* [[delaprimik]]
* [[delaprimo]]
* [[delavomajit]]
* [[deled]]
* [[deli kinid mula labobs-li adelo?]]
* [[dödel]]
* [[fidön göliko pos zedel]]
* [[fitadel]]
* [[florüpadel]]
* [[florüpadelalunik]]
* [[florüpadelo]]
* [[fluküpadel]]
* [[fluküpadelalunik]]
* [[fluküpadelo]]
* [[foldegdelacunüp]]
* [[foldegdelapönidüp]]
* [[foldegdelik]]
* [[fridel]]
* [[hitüpadel]]
* [[hitüpadelalunik]]
* [[hitüpadelo]]
* [[jabatadel]]
* [[jabatadelik]]
* [[jabatadelo]]
* [[jafadel]]
* [[jafadelem]]
* [[jafadelik]]
* [[jafadelo]]
* [[jeifadel]]
* [[malarafif aldelik]]
* [[mäldelik]]
* [[motedadel]]
* [[mudel]]
* [[nifüpadel]]
* [[nifüpadelalunik]]
* [[odel]]
* [[odelik]]
* [[odelo]]
* [[poszedel]]
* [[poszedelik]]
* [[poszedelo]]
* [[pönidüp foldegdelik]] ([[karen]])
* [[sis ädel]]
* [[sudel]]
* [[tudel]]
* [[tumdelik]]
* [[ün del semik]]
* [[vedel]]
* [[veldelik]]
* [[zädel]]
* [[zäladel]]
* [[zedel]]
* [[zehitüpadel]]

{{C|vo|Time}}

==Welsh==

===Etymology===
Related to {{m|cy|delw|t=image}}<ref>{{R:cy:GPC}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/dɛl/}}
* {{rhymes|cy|ɛl}}

===Adjective===
{{cy-adj|ach}}

# [[pretty]]

===Mutation===
{{cy-mut}}

===References===
<references/>

==West Frisian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|fy|/dɛl/}}

===Adverb===
{{head|fy|adverb}}

# [[down]]

====Further reading====
* {{R:WFT|15128}}

==Yola==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|yol|enm|til|telle, tille}}, from {{inh|yol|ang|til}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|yol|dell|tell|'tell|till}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|yol|/dɛɫ/|/tɛɫ/|/tɪɫ/}}

====Preposition====
{{head|yol|preposition}}

# [[until]]
#* {{quote-book|yol|year=1867|title=GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY|passage='''Del''' Ich.|translation='''Until''' I.}}
#* {{quote-book|yol|year=1867|chapter=JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE|line=2-3|page=110|title=SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY|passage=Hea raan awye '''del''' hea caame neeghe Burstheoune.|translation=He ran away '''until''' he came nigh to Bridgetown.}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|yol|enm|delven}}, from {{inh|yol|ang|delfan}}, from {{inh|yol|gmw-pro|*delban}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|yol|/dɛɫ/}} 

====Verb====
{{head|yol|verb|present participle|delleen|simple past|dellt}}

# to [[dig]] or [[delve]]

===References===
* {{R:Poole 1867|page=33 & 34}}