different between delts vs dels

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?lts/

Noun

delts pl (plural only)

1. (bodybuilding, slang) The deltoid muscles.
   • 1988, Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", Ironman 47 (6): 28-34.

     His enthusiasm is contagious, and his delts are outrageous.

Anagrams

• telds

English

Noun

dels

1. plural of del

Anagrams

• EDLs, ELSD, LEDs, SLED, seld, sled

Catalan

Contraction

dels

1. Contraction of de els (“of the, from the (masculine plural)”).

See also

• del

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?e?ls]

Etymology 1

After Middle Low German d?ls, German teils, originally a genitive singular of del (“part”) used adverbially

Adverb

dels

1. partly

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

dels c

1. indefinite genitive singular of del

Norwegian Bokmål

Conjunction

dels

1. part, partly, in part (part this, part that), both and

Derived terms

• til dels

References

• “dels” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

del +? -s, the genitive singular form of del m (“part”). The adverb is a calque of German teils, from Teils, the genitive singular form of Teil (“part”).

Adverb

dels

1. part, partly

   Synonyms: delvis, til dels

Noun

dels m

1. genitive singular of del

Derived terms

• til dels

References

• “dels” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• seld

Occitan

Contraction

dels

1. Contraction of de los.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Conjunction

dels

1. part, partly, in part (part this, part that), both and

   Den består dels av nervceller, och dels av stödjande celler som kallas gliaceller.

   It consists in part of nerve cells, and in part of supporting cells which are called glial cells.

   Vårt företag erbjuder dels enkla och robusta nivåvakter, dels mer noggranna givare för mätning och registrering.

   Our company offers both simple and robust level detectors, and also more accurate detectors for measuring and registration.

Usage notes

• The prescribed usage is "dels A, dels B", but one also often sees "dels A, men också B".

Noun

dels

1. indefinite genitive singular of del

Anagrams

• elds, leds

Volapük

Noun

dels

1. plural of del