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Tellen
Tel′len
,Noun.
(Zool.)
Any species of Tellina.
Definition 2024
tellen
tellen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛlə(n)/
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch tellen, from Old Dutch tellen, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Verb
tellen
- (transitive) to count, to enumerate
- (transitive) to determine the number of
- (intransitive) to matter, to be of significance
Inflection
| Inflection of tellen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tellen | |||
| past singular | telde | |||
| past participle | geteld | |||
| infinitive | tellen | |||
| gerund | tellen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | tel | telde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | telt | telde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | telt | telde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | telt | telde | ||
| 3rd person singular | telt | telde | ||
| plural | tellen | telden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | telle | telde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | tellen | telden | ||
| imperative sing. | tel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | telt | |||
| participles | tellend | geteld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
tellen
- Plural form of tel
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German tellen, from Old Saxon tellian, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną. Cognate with Dutch tellen, German zählen, West Frisian telle, English tell, Danish tælle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛlə̆n/
Verb
tellen (past singular tell, past participle tellt, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
Conjugation of tellen (weak verb)
| infinitive | tellen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | tell | tell |
| 2nd person singular | tells(t) | tells(t) |
| 3rd person singular | tell(t) | tell |
| plural | tellt, tellen | tellen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | tell(e) | |
| plural | tellt | |
| participle | present | past |
| tellen | (e)tellt, getellt | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle English
Verb
tellen
Conjugation
Conjugation of tellen
Descendants
- English: to tell
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tellən/, [t(ʰ)elˠːə̃n] or IPA(key): /tɛllən/, [t(ʰ)ɛlˠːə̃n]
- The raising of [ɛ] to [e] might have been blocked by /lC/, as this combination prevented a lowering of [ʊ] to [ɔ].
Etymology
From Old Saxon tellian, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną. Cognate with Dutch tellen and English tell.
Verb
tellen
Conjugation
Conjugation of tellen as a weak verb
| Plain Infinitive | tellen
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô tellene or tô tellende | |||
| Verbal Noun | tellen or tellent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | tellende | 2nd Person Singular | telle | |
| Past | getellet | 2nd Person Plural | tellet | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | telle | tellede | telle | tellede |
| 2nd Person Singular | tellest | telledest | tellest | telledest |
| 3rd Person Singular | tellet | tellede | tellet | tellede |
| Plural | tellen (telletnote) | telleden | tellen | telleden |
Related terms
Descendants
- Low German: tellen