tellen
English
Noun
tellen (plural tellens)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for tellen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛlə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: tel‧en
- Rhymes: -ɛlən
- 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. |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
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/
Conjugation
infinitive | tellen | |
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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.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “tellen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “tellen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English tellan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) tellen | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | telle | tolde |
2nd person singular | tellest | toldest |
3rd person singular | telleþ, telleth | tolde |
plural | tellen | tolden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | telle | tolde |
plural | tellen | tolden |
imperative | present | |
singular | telle | |
plural | telleþ, telleth | |
participle | present | past |
tellende, tellinge | (y)told |
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon tellian, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną. Cognate with Dutch tellen and English tell.
Pronunciation
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
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “tellen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012