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Melden

Melden

See also: melden

German

Noun

Melden f

  1. plural of Melde

melden

melden

See also: Melden

Dutch

Verb

melden

  1. (transitive) to report, communicate; let know

Inflection

Inflection of melden (weak)
infinitive melden
past singular meldde
past participle gemeld
infinitive melden
gerund melden n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular meld meldde
2nd person sing. (jij) meldt meldde
2nd person sing. (u) meldt meldde
2nd person sing. (gij) meldt meldde
3rd person singular meldt meldde
plural melden meldden
subjunctive sing.1 melde meldde
subjunctive plur.1 melden meldden
imperative sing. meld
imperative plur.1 meldt
participles meldend gemeld
1) Archaic.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German melden, from Old High German meldōn, meldēn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną, *milþijaną ‎(“to divulge, bewray”). Cognate with Old Saxon meldon, meldian, Old Frisian -meldia (in urmeldia), Old English meldian. The word seems not attested with the expected Old High German consonantism -lt-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛldən/, [ˈmɛldn̩]
  • Hyphenation: mel‧den

Verb

melden ‎(third-person singular simple present meldet, past tense meldete, past participle gemeldet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to report
    Der Direktor meldete den Unfall.‎
    The principal reported the accident.
  2. (transitive) to tell on (someone)
  3. (reflexive) to put one's hand up (in school)
  4. (reflexive) to get in touch (with someone)
    "Eine Reise hört sich gut an... ich melde mich bei dir!"‎
    A trip sounds good... I'm getting in touch with you!

Conjugation

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch melden, from Old Dutch *meldon, from Proto-Germanic *meldōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛldə(n)/

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