falen
See also: fålen
Asturian
Verb
falen
- third-person plural present indicative of falar
- third-person plural present subjunctive of falar
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaːlə(n)/
- Rhymes: -aːlən
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch falen, from Old French faillir.[1]
Verb
falen
- (intransitive) to fail
- (intransitive) to default (a payment)
Inflection
| Inflection of falen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | falen | |||
| past singular | faalde | |||
| past participle | gefaald | |||
| infinitive | falen | |||
| gerund | falen n | |||
| 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
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
falen
- Plural form of faal
References
- J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Galician
Verb
falen
- third-person plural present subjunctive of falar
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaːlen/, [ˈfaːlən]
- Rhymes: -aːlən
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)
- 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
- afalen
- ausfalen
- befalen
- bäifalen
- entfalen
- erafalen
- eroffalen
- gefalen
- iwwerfalen
- offalen
- opfalen
- ufalen
- verfalen
- zerfalen
- zoufalen
- ëmfalen
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)
- 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