delle

== Italian == === Contraction === delle contraction of di le; of the, from the ==== Usage notes ==== This can be used as the plural form of una. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === dell, del === Etymology === From the oblique forms of Old English dell, from Proto-West Germanic *dallju, from Proto-Germanic *daljō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɛl(ə)/ === Noun === delle (plural delles or dellun) A dale or dell; a hollow. ==== Descendants ==== English: dell Scots: dell ==== References ==== “del, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 July 2018. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdel.le/, [ˈdeɫ.ɫe] Rhymes: -el.le === Noun === delle dative singular of dell == Portuguese == === Contraction === delle pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of dele