Definify.com

Definition 2024


falen

falen

See also: fålen

Asturian

Verb

falen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of falar
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of falar

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːlə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch falen, from Old French faillir.[1]

Verb

falen

  1. (intransitive) to fail
  2. (intransitive) to default (a payment)
Inflection
Inflection of falen (weak)
infinitive falen
past singular faalde
past participle gefaald
infinitive falen
gerund falen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular faal faalde
2nd person sing. (jij) faalt faalde
2nd person sing. (u) faalt faalde
2nd person sing. (gij) faalt faalde
3rd person singular faalt faalde
plural falen faalden
subjunctive sing.1 fale faalde
subjunctive plur.1 falen faalden
imperative sing. faal
imperative plur.1 faalt
participles falend gefaald
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

falen

  1. Plural form of faal

References

  1. J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Galician

Verb

falen

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive of falar

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːlən/

Etymology 1

From Old High German fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną. Cognate with German fallen, English fall, Dutch vallen, Icelandic falla, West Frisian falle.

Verb

falen (third-person singular present fält, preterite foul, past participle gefall, past subjunctive féil, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. to fall
Conjugation
Irregular with past tense
infinitive falen
participle gefall
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
past
indicative
conditional imperative
1st singular falen foul féil
2nd singular fäls fouls féils fal
3rd singular fält foul féil
1st plural falen foulen féilen
2nd plural faalt foult féilt faalt
3rd plural falen foulen féilen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old High German faltan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną. Cognate with German falten, English fold, Dutch vouwen, Danish folde.

Verb

falen (third-person singular present faalt, past participle gefaalt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to fold
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive falen
participle gefaalt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular falen
2nd singular faals fal
3rd singular faalt
1st plural falen
2nd plural faalt faalt
3rd plural falen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms
  • entfalen
  • opfalen