peilen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • pegelen (Archaic in these sense)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛi̯lə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: pijlen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən

Verb

peilen

  1. (originally) To fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water
  2. (by extension) To test, probe, get the feel of

Inflection

Inflection of peilen (weak)
infinitive peilen
past singular peilde
past participle gepeild
infinitive peilen
gerund peilen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular peilpeilde
2nd person sing. (jij) peiltpeilde
2nd person sing. (u) peiltpeilde
2nd person sing. (gij) peiltpeilde
3rd person singular peiltpeilde
plural peilenpeilden
subjunctive sing.1 peilepeilde
subjunctive plur.1 peilenpeilden
imperative sing. peil
imperative plur.1 peilt
participles peilendgepeild
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

  • peiler m
  • peilglas n
  • peiling
  • peilkaart
  • peilketen m, peilketting
  • peillood n
  • peilloos (adjective)
  • peilraam n
  • peilschaal
  • peilstift m
  • peilstok m

Noun

peilen

  1. Plural form of peil

Anagrams


German

Etymology

From Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German pegelen (measure water depth); cognate with Pegel (level, water depth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɪlən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pei‧len

Verb

peilen (third-person singular simple present peilt, past tense peilte, past participle gepeilt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, nautical) to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to understand, grasp

Conjugation

Derived terms

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