kelen
Bambara
Numeral
kelen
- (cardinal) 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
- (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 | keel | keelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | keelt | keelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | keelt | keelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | keelt | keelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | keelt | keelde | ||
| plural | kelen | keelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kele | keelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kelen | keelden | ||
| imperative sing. | keel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | keelt | |||
| participles | kelend | gekeeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
kelen
- Plural form of keel
Novial
Pronoun
kelen
- (relative) whose
- li farmere, kelen filia me ama, es oldi viro.
- the farmer, whose daughter I love, is an old man.