Definition
Third person singular present tense of 'delate,' meaning to inform against or accuse someone, especially to authorities.
Etymology
From Latin 'delatus,' past participle of 'deferre' (to carry away, report). The word evolved through Medieval Latin into English legal and historical terminology, maintaining its sense of formal accusation or denunciation.
Kelly Says
This word appears frequently in historical records of witch trials and religious inquisitions, where 'delating' someone could literally mean sending them to their execution—which is why the word carries such weight in colonial and early modern legal documents.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُبْتَغِى
mu-bta-ghi
CACatalà
delator
deh-la-tor
CSČeština
zrádce
zrah-tseh
DADansk
informatør
in-for-ma-tor
DEDeutsch
Verräter
fer-ray-ter
ELΕλληνικά
δολοφόνος
dolo-fo-nos
ESEspañol
denuncia
deh-NOO-thee-ah
FISuomi
vakoilija
va-ko-i-li-ja
FRFrançais
délateur
deh-lo-ta
HIहिन्दी
गुप्तचर
goo-pt-char
HUMagyar
bejelentett
beh-jel-en-tett
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengkhianat
peng-kee-a-nat
ITItaliano
delatore
deh-la-tore
MSBahasa Melayu
pengkhianat
peng-kee-a-nat
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
verrader
ver-rah-der
NONorsk
informant
in-for-mant
PLPolski
donosiciel
do-no-si-el
PTPortuguês
delatador
deh-lah-tah-dor
RORomână
delator
deh-la-tor
RUРусский
сообщник
so-obsh-nik
SVSvenska
informatör
in-for-ma-tor
TAதமிழ்
குற்றவாளி
ku-r-ra-va-lee
TEతెలుగు
డాక్టర్
dhak-tar
THไทย
ผู้กล่าวหา
poo-khao-haa
TRTürkçe
ispiyon
is-pee-yon
UKУкраїнська
свідок
svi-dok
VITiếng Việt
người tố cáo
nguoi-to-cao
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee