delas

See also: Delas, delaš, děláš, and dęłaś

Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + third-person feminine plural pronoun elas (“they, them”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛlɐs/

Contraction

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

of them, from them

Portuguese

Alternative forms

dellas (pre-1911/1943)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.lɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.lɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.las/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.lɐʃ/

Hyphenation: de‧las

Contraction

delas f pl

Contraction of de elas (“of them (feminine); their (feminine)”): feminine plural of dele

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dele.

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [deˈlas]

Verb

delas

first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of delăsa

Spanish

Etymology

preposition de + article las

Contraction

delas

(obsolete) of the, from the (followed by plural feminine noun)

Related terms

Verb

delas

third-person singular imperative of dar combined with las

Swedish

Verb

delas

passive infinitive of dela
present passive of dela

Anagrams

Edlas, adels, lades, ledas, sadel

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish delas, from de las. Its use as a contraction of de las in Spanish-origin surnames originated during the American colonial era, possibly by influence of Italian della and delle.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈlas/ [d̪ɛˈlas]
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: de‧las

Particle

delás (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜐ᜔)

particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de las, such as delas Alas (from earlier de las Alas)

Related terms

Anagrams

selda

Volapük

Noun

delas

genitive plural of del