"Delle" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛlə/ Audio: De-Delle.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German telle, from Old High German *tella, ultimately 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. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|telle}} Middle High German telle, {{inh|de|goh|*tella}} Old High German *tella, {{der|de|gem-pro|*daljō}} Proto-Germanic *daljō, {{cog|gml|delle}} Middle Low German delle, {{cog|nl|-}} Dutch, {{cog|en|dell}} English dell Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Delle f (genitive Delle, plural Dellen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Delle [genitive], Dellen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Delle [nominative, singular], Dellen [definite, nominative, plural], Delle [genitive, singular], Dellen [definite, genitive, plural], Delle [dative, singular], Dellen [dative, definite, plural], Delle [accusative, singular], Dellen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. dent Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Delle-de-noun-sB2EZtDo Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. hollow Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Delle-de-noun-shsXtOzG Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eindellen

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "eindellen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "telle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German telle",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "*tella"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German *tella",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*daljō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *daljō",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "delle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German delle",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dell"
      },
      "expansion": "English dell",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German telle, from Old High German *tella, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *daljō.\nThe 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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Delle",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Delle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Delle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Delle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Delle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Delle f (genitive Delle, plural Dellen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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              37,
              42
            ]
          ],
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              14,
              18
            ],
            [
              32,
              36
            ]
          ],
          "english": "After the accident I had a deep dent in my car’s bonnet.",
          "text": "Nach dem Unfall hatte ich eine tiefe Delle in der Motorhaube.",
          "translation": "After the accident I had a deep dent in my car’s bonnet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dent"
      ],
      "id": "en-Delle-de-noun-sB2EZtDo",
      "links": [
        [
          "dent",
          "dent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hollow"
      ],
      "id": "en-Delle-de-noun-shsXtOzG",
      "links": [
        [
          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛlə/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Delle"
}
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    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*daljō"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "delle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German delle",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dell"
      },
      "expansion": "English dell",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Delle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Delle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Delle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Delle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dellen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Delle f (genitive Delle, plural Dellen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      ],
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              18
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          ],
          "english": "After the accident I had a deep dent in my car’s bonnet.",
          "text": "Nach dem Unfall hatte ich eine tiefe Delle in der Motorhaube.",
          "translation": "After the accident I had a deep dent in my car’s bonnet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dent"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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    },
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɛlə/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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