Delle

See also: delle and dêlle

English

Proper noun

Delle

  1. A female given name

German

Etymology

From Middle High German telle. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German delle). The form Tell(e) persists dialectally. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *daljō. Cognate with Dutch (dialectal) del and English dell.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛlə/
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Noun

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.

Declension
Declension of Delle
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Delle die Dellen
genitive einer der Delle der Dellen
dative einer der Delle den Dellen
accusative eine die Delle die Dellen

Derived terms
  • eindellen

Further reading
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