delu
Maltese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.lu/
- Rhymes: -ɛlu
Noun
delu m (plural idilwa or delijiet or dliewa or dliewi)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *delu, from Proto-Germanic *delō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“suckle”). Cognate with Old High German tila, Old Norse dilkr (dialectal Swedish däl), Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”), Latin fēmina, Russian дои́ть (doítʹ), Latvian det, Scottish Gaelic deoghail (“suck”) and Breton denaff (“suck”) and Breton denañ (“suck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈde.lu/
- Rhymes: -elu
Noun
delu f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | delu | dela, dele |
| accusative | dele | dela, dele |
| genitive | dele | dela |
| dative | dele | delum |
Volapük
Noun
delu
- predicative singular of del