telen
See also: télen and -telen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tēlen, from Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteː.lən/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: te‧len
- Rhymes: -eːlən
Verb
telen
- (transitive) To cultivate, to grow plants, notably crops.
- Synonyms: verbouwen, kweken
- (transitive) To raise, to breed animals or (figurative, notably a type of) men.
- Synonym: kweken
Inflection
| Inflection of telen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | telen | |||
| past singular | teelde | |||
| past participle | geteeld | |||
| infinitive | telen | |||
| gerund | telen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | teel | teelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | teelt | teelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | teelt | teelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | teelt | teelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | teelt | teelde | ||
| plural | telen | teelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | tele | teelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | telen | teelden | ||
| imperative sing. | teel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | teelt | |||
| participles | telend | geteeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- teler
- teelaarde
- teelbaar
- teelbal
- teelder
- teeldrift
- teelkracht
- teellaag
- teelland
- teellid
- teelstaak
Related terms
- teelt
Descendants
- Afrikaans: teel
- Negerhollands: teel
Anagrams
- leent, lente, netel
Finnish
Noun
telen
- genitive singular of tele
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną.
Verb
tēlen
- To bring forth, to produce.
- To effect, to implement.
- To cultivate, to foster, to raise (crops, young).
- To till (land).
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: telen
Further reading
- “telen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “telen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN