Delle

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See also: delle and dêlle

English

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Delle

  1. A female given name

Etymology 2

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From French, from Middle French Deyle, from Medieval Latin Dadila, from Late Latin Datira.

Proper noun

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Delle

  1. A commune in Territoire de Belfort department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, on the border with Switzerland.

References

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  • Dictionnaire topographique du département du Haut-Rhin - Georges Stoffel (1868).

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German telle, from Old High German *tella, utimately from Proto-Germanic *daljō.

The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German delle). The form Tell(e) persists dialectally. Cognate with Dutch (dialectal) del and English dell.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛlə/
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Noun

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Delle f (genitive Delle, plural Dellen)

  1. dent
    Nach dem Unfall hatte ich eine tiefe Delle in der Motorhaube.
    After the accident I had a deep dent in my car’s bonnet.
  2. hollow

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Delle” in Duden online
  • Delle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache