tellen
English
Etymology
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References
“tellen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛlə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: tel‧len
- Rhymes: -ɛlən
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
Conjugation of tellen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | tellen | |||
past singular | telde | |||
past participle | geteld | |||
infinitive | tellen | |||
gerund | tellen n | |||
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
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Galician
Verb
tellen
- inflection of tellar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
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): /ˈtɛlːən/
Conjugation
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 Dutch
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “tellen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “tellen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English tellan, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “tellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
Conjugation
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 (tellet?) | telleden | tellen | telleden |
Related terms
Descendants
- Low German: tellen
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *talljan.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “tellen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012