# debut
## 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: /ˈdɛbjuː/, /ˈdeɪbjuː/
* (US) IPA: /deɪˈbjuː/, /dəˈbjuː/
* (Filipino diaspora) IPA: /dɛˈbuː/
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈdæɪbjʉː/, /ˈdæɪbʉː/, /dəˈbʉː/
* (Canada) IPA: /ˈdeːbjuː/, /dɛˈbjuː/, /də-/, /-b(j)ɪu̯/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛbjuː, -eɪbjuː

### Noun

debut (plural debuts)
* 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.
* (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.

#### 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

* full debut

#### Related terms

* débutant
* débutante

#### Translations
### 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.

#### Derived terms

* redebut
* undebuted

#### Related terms

* debutant
* debutante

#### Descendants

* → Cantonese: 地標 / 地标 (dei$^6$ biu$^1$)

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* tubed

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [dəˈβut]
* IPA: (Balearic) [dəˈbut]
* IPA: (Valencia) [deˈbut]

### Noun

debut m (plural debuts)
* 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: [ˈdɛbut]
* IPA: [ˈdɛbɪt]

### Noun

debut m inan
* debut
    Synonym: počátek

#### Related terms

* debutant
* debutantka
* debutovat

### 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)
* 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: [ˈdebʊt̚]
* Hyphenation: dé‧but
* Rhymes: -bʊt, -ʊt, -t

#### Noun

début (uncountable)
* debut

##### Related terms

* debutan

### Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [dəˈbʊt̚]
* Hyphenation: dê‧but
* Rhymes: -bʊt, -ʊt, -t

#### Noun

dêbut (plural debut-debut)
* hiss, sizzle, farting noise

##### 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
### Etymology

From French début.

### Noun

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

#### Related terms

* debutant
* debutere

### References

* “debut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French début.

### Noun

debut n (plural debuturi)
* debut
* outbreak

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French début (“debut”).

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

debut m (plural debuts)
* debut

#### Related terms

* debutar

### 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
* a debut

#### 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

#### Related terms

* debutant
* debutera

### Anagrams

* budet