della

See also: Della

Icelandic

Etymology

Likely from Danish dille, from Latin dēlīrium.

Noun

della f (genitive singular dellu, nominative plural dellur)

1. nonsense

   Synonyms: bull, þvaður, þvættingur

2. fad, passionate interest

   Hann er með bíladellu. ― He is extremely interested in and passionate about cars.

   Hann er algjör dellukarl. ― He's the type of guy who becomes passionately interested in various activities and gadgets.

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	della	dellan	dellur	dellurnar
accusative	dellu	delluna	dellur	dellurnar
dative	dellu	dellunni	dellum	dellunum
genitive	dellu	dellunnar	della, dellna	dellanna, dellnanna

Declension of della (feminine)

Further reading

• “della” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Italian

Etymology

From di +‎ la, ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin dē illa.

Contraction

della

1. contraction of di la; of the, from the

Anagrams

• dalle

Portuguese

Contraction

della f sg

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of dela.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• d'ella (obsolete)

Contraction

della f (plural dellas, masculine dello, masculine plural dellos)

1. (obsolete) (contraction of de and ella) of the
   • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:

     El resto della concluían sayo de velarte, calzas de velludo para las fiestas, con sus pantuflos de lo mesmo, y los días de entresemana se honraba con su vellorí de lo más fino.

     The rest of it went in a doublet of fine cloth and velvet breeches and shoes to match for holidays, while on week-days he made a brave figure in his best homespun.

Further reading

• “dello”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10