debut

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English

Alternative forms

• début

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/
• Rhymes: -ɛbjuː, -eɪbjuː

Noun

debut (plural debuts)

1. 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.

2. (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.

   Coordinate term: sophomore

3. The first appearance of a debutante in society.
4. (Philippines) The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.

Usage notes

• British English favours "on one's debut" where North American English favours "in one's debut" in sense "during"; see quotations above.

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Verb

debut (third-person singular simple present debuts, present participle debuting, simple past and past participle debuted)

1. (transitive, chiefly US) to formally introduce, as to the public

3. (intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance

Derived terms

Related terms

• debutant
• debutante

Descendants

• → Cantonese: 地標 / 地标 (dei⁶ biu¹)

Translations

Anagrams

• tubed

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [dəˈβut]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [dəˈbut]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [deˈbut]

Noun

debut m (plural debuts)

1. debut (a performer's first appearance in public)

Related terms

• debutant
• debutar

Further reading

• “debut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French début.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛbut]
• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛbɪt]

Noun

debut m inan

1. debut

   Synonym: počátek

Declension

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Further reading

• “debut”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “debut”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From French début (“debut”).

Noun

debut c (singular definite debuten or debut'en, plural indefinite debuter or debut'er)

1. debut

Inflection

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 (uncountable)

1. debut

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Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dəˈbʊt̚]
• Hyphenation: dê‧but
• Rhymes: -bʊt, -ʊt, -t

Noun

dêbut (plural debut-debut)

1. hiss, sizzle, farting noise

Related terms

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

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debuter, definite plural debutene)

1. a debut

Related terms

• debutant
• debutere

References

• “debut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debutar, definite plural debutane)

1. a debut

Related terms

• debutant
• debutere

References

• “debut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French début.

Noun

debut n (plural debuturi)

1. debut
2. outbreak

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French début (“debut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈbu/ [d̪eˈβ̞u]
  • Rhymes: -u
• IPA^(key): (spelling pronunciation) /deˈbut/ [d̪eˈβ̞ut̪]
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: de‧but

Noun

debut m (plural debuts)

1. debut

Related terms

Further reading

• “debut”, 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

Swedish

Etymology

From French début (“first throw or shot in a ball game”).

Noun

debut c

1. a debut

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• debutant
• debutera

Anagrams

• budet