debut
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at butt.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛbjuː/, /ˈdeɪbjuː/
- (US) IPA(key): /deɪˈbjuː/, /dəˈbjuː/
- (Filipino diaspora) IPA(key): /dɛˈbuː/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdæɪbjʉː/, /ˈdæɪbʉː/, /dəˈbʉː/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈdeːbjuː/, /dɛˈbjuː/, /də-/, /-b(j)ɪu̯/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -ɛbjuː, (UK) -eɪbjuː, (US) -uː
Noun
debut (plural debuts)
- A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
- 2016 September 29, Jason Keller, Eberle-McDavid-Lucic line debuts in Oilers pre-season loss to Canucks, CBC (Canada):
- Hulking defenceman Gudbranson, who came to Vancouver in a trade with the Florida Panthers last May, scored in his debut for the Canucks.
- (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.
- Coordinate term: sophomore
- Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.
- their long-anticipated debut album
- The first appearance of a debutante in society.
- (Philippines) The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.
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Verb
debut (third-person singular simple present debuts, present participle debuting, simple past and past participle debuted)
- (transitive, chiefly US) to formally introduce, as to the public
- Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.
- (intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance
- Release 3.2 debuted to mixed reviews in Spring of 2004.
- 2020 April 8, “Fleet News: News in Brief”, in RAIL, page 29:
- The nine-car electric unit debuted on the 0630 Newcastle-London King's Cross.
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Further reading
- “debut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛbut]
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛbɪt]
Declension
Related terms
- debutant
- debutantka
- debutovat
Danish
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | debut | debuten debut'en |
debuter debut'er |
debuterne debut'erne |
genitive | debuts | debutens debut'ens |
debuters debut'ers |
debuternes debut'ernes |
Further reading
- “debut” in Den Danske Ordbog
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutch debuut, from French début, from Middle French, derivative of desbuter (“to move, begin”), from des- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), either from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdebʊt̚]
- Hyphenation: dé‧but
- Rhymes: -bʊt, -ʊt, -t
Noun
début (first-person possessive debutku, second-person possessive debutmu, third-person possessive debutnya)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dəˈbʊt̚]
- Hyphenation: dê‧but
- Rhymes: -bʊt, -ʊt, -t
Noun
dêbut (plural debut-debut, first-person possessive debutku, second-person possessive debutmu, third-person possessive debutnya)
Related terms
- berdebut
Further reading
- “debut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debuter, definite plural debutene)
- a debut
References
- “debut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debutar, definite plural debutane)
- a debut
References
- “debut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈbu/ [d̪eˈβ̞u]
- Rhymes: -u
- IPA(key): (spelling pronunciation) /deˈbut/ [d̪eˈβ̞ut̪]
- Rhymes: -ut
- Syllabification: de‧but
Related terms
Further reading
- “debut”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Declension
Declension of debut | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | debut | debuten | debuter | debuterna |
Genitive | debuts | debutens | debuters | debuternas |