kelen

See also: ꝀELEN

Bambara

Numeral

kélen

  1. one

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkeː.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ke‧len
  • Rhymes: -eːlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch kelen. Equivalent to keel +‎ -en.

Verb

kelen

  1. (transitive) to cut the throat of
Inflection
Inflection of kelen (weak)
infinitive kelen
past singular keelde
past participle gekeeld
infinitive kelen
gerund kelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular keelkeelde
2nd person sing. (jij) keeltkeelde
2nd person sing. (u) keeltkeelde
2nd person sing. (gij) keeltkeelde
3rd person singular keeltkeelde
plural kelenkeelden
subjunctive sing.1 kelekeelde
subjunctive plur.1 kelenkeelden
imperative sing. keel
imperative plur.1 keelt
participles kelendgekeeld
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kelen

  1. plural of keel

Swedish

Etymology

Superficially the past participle of kela.

Adjective

kelen (comparative mer kelen, superlative mest kelen)

  1. (colloquial) cuddly (wanting to be cuddled)
    Synonyms: kelig, kelsjuk

Declension
Inflection of kelen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kelen — —
Neuter singular kelet — —
Plural kelna — —
Masculine plural3 kelne — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kelne — —
All kelna — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

References

Veps

Noun

kelen

  1. genitive singular of kel'
  2. essive-instructive singular of kel'
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