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See also: début and Debüt

English

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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. The Philippine sense is influenced by Spanish debut.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛbjuː/, /ˈdeɪbjuː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /deɪˈbjuː/, /dəˈbjuː/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdæɪbjʉː/, /ˈdæɪbʉː/, /dəˈbʉː/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈdeːbjuː/, /dɛˈbjuː/, /də-/, /-b(j)ɪu̯/
  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ɛː.bʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛbjuː, -eɪbjuː

Noun

debut (plural debuts)

  1. A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
    • 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎:
      Liverpool's performance - despite a defensive injury crisis that saw a promising debut for teenage academy graduate John Flanagan - was a resounding advert for Kenny Dalglish to be given the manager's job on a permanent basis.
    • 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
    Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.
    their long-anticipated debut album
  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.

Derived terms

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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
    Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.
    • 2019 June 27, Lisa Respers France, “Country star Jake Owen claps back at anti-LGBTQ commenter”, in CNN‎:
      He recently debuted a preview of his cover of Cher’s 1998 hit “Believe” on his official Instagram account.
  3. (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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cantonese: 地標 / 地标 (dei6 biu1)

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Pronunciation

Noun

debut m (plural debuts)

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

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Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from French début.

Pronunciation

Noun

debut m inan

  1. debut
    Synonym: počátek

Declension

Declension of debut (hard masculine inanimate)
More information singular, plural ...

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Danish

Etymology

From French début (“debut”).

Noun

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

  1. debut

Inflection

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Indonesian

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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 (plural debut-debut)

  1. debut

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dêbut (plural debut-debut)

  1. hiss, sizzle, farting noise
  • berdebut

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

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

  1. a debut

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

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

  1. a debut

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French début.

Noun

debut n (plural debuturi)

  1. debut
  2. outbreak

Declension

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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

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

debut c

  1. a debut

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Derived terms

  • alkoholdebut
  • debutalbum
  • debutbok
  • debutdiktsamling
  • debutfilm
  • debutkonsert
  • debutpjäs
  • debutplatta
  • debutroll
  • debutroman
  • debutsamling
  • debutsingel
  • debutskiva
  • debutsäsong
  • debutverk
  • debutålder
  • debutår
  • filmdebut
  • författardebut
  • regidebut
  • romandebut
  • scendebut
  • sexdebut
  • skivdebut
  • solodebut
  • succédebut
  • säsongsdebut
  • årsdebut

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English debut.

Pronunciation

Verb

debut

  1. to debut

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