alienen
Catalan
Verb
alienen
- third-person plural present indicative form of alienar
Middle English
Alternative forms
- aliene, alyene, alyen, alyon
Etymology
From Old French aliener, from Latin aliēnō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːliˈɛːnən/, /ˈaːliɛnən/, /ˈaːliənən/
Verb
alienen
- To renounce or forgo lands, possessions, or privileges.
- To separate, estrange oneself, or renounce allegiance (to a higher power)
- (rare) To make oneself ineligible refuse benefits.
- (rare) To repurpose lands; to utilise lands for something different.
- (rare) To modify or change; to make different.
- (rare) To take away; to revoke, or split.
- (rare) To stray or vary from a path.
- (rare) To waste; to use uselessly.
Conjugation
Conjugation of alienen (weak)
infinitive | (to) alienen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | aliene | alienede |
2nd person singular | alienest | alienedest |
3rd person singular | alieneþ, alieneth | alienede |
plural | alienen | alieneden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | aliene | alienede |
plural | alienen | alieneden |
imperative | present | |
singular | aliene | |
plural | alieneþ, alieneth | |
participle | present | past |
alienende, alieninge | aliened, yaliened |
Descendants
- English: alien, aliene
References
- “aliēnen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-03.
Spanish
Verb
alienen
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of alienar.
- (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of alienar.
- (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of alienar.