tellen
English
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Etymology
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Noun
tellen (plural tellens)
- (zoology) Archaic spelling of tellin.
References
tellen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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
Inflection 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
- aftellen
- optellen
- vertellen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: tel
- Berbice Creole Dutch: tali
- Negerhollands: tel
- → Sranan Tongo: teri
- → Aukan: teli
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
tellen
- Plural form of tel
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/
Verb
tellen (past singular tell, past participle tellt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to count, to tell
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
Etymology
From Old Dutch tellen, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Verb
tellen
- to count, to calculate
- to count as, to consider as
- to tell, to say
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: tellen
- Limburgish: tèlle
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.
Verb
tellen
- to count
- to tell
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) tellen, telle | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | telle | tolde | |
2nd-person singular | tellest | toldest | |
3rd-person singular | telleth | tolde | |
subjunctive singular | telle | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | tellen, telle | tolden, tolde | |
imperative plural | telleth, telle | — | |
participles | tellynge, tellende | told, ytold |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: tell
- Scots: tell
- Yola: tolth (preterite)
References
- “tellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon tellian, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną. Cognate with Dutch tellen and English tell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tellən/, [t(ʰ)elˠːə̃n] or IPA(key): /tɛllən/, [t(ʰ)ɛlˠːə̃n]
- The raising of [ɛ] to [e] might have been blocked by /lC/, as this combination prevented a lowering of [ʊ] to [ɔ].
Verb
tellen
- to count, to tell
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
- vortellen
Descendants
- Low German: tellen
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Verb
tellen
- to tell, to say
- to count
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: tellen
- Dutch: tellen
- Limburgish: tèlle
Further reading
- “tellen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012