hellen
See also: Hellen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch helden. The loss of the d occurred by reanalysis of the past tense form helde as consisting of hel-de rather than held-de.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hellen
- (intransitive) to incline
Inflection edit
Inflection of hellen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | hellen | |||
past singular | helde | |||
past participle | geheld | |||
infinitive | hellen | |||
gerund | hellen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | hel | helde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | helt | helde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | helt | helde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | helt | helde | ||
3rd person singular | helt | helde | ||
plural | hellen | helden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | helle | helde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | hellen | helden | ||
imperative sing. | hel | |||
imperative plur.1 | helt | |||
participles | hellend | geheld | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hellen
- inflection of hell:
Verb edit
hellen (weak, third-person singular present hellt, past tense hellte, past participle gehellt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation edit
infinitive | hellen | ||||
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present participle | hellend | ||||
past participle | gehellt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich helle | wir hellen | i | ich helle | wir hellen |
du hellst | ihr hellt | du hellest | ihr hellet | ||
er hellt | sie hellen | er helle | sie hellen | ||
preterite | ich hellte | wir hellten | ii | ich hellte1 | wir hellten1 |
du helltest | ihr helltet | du helltest1 | ihr helltet1 | ||
er hellte | sie hellten | er hellte1 | sie hellten1 | ||
imperative | hell (du) helle (du) |
hellt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Adjective edit
hellen
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *hellan, from Proto-Germanic *hellaną.
Verb edit
hellen
Inflection edit
Weak | ||
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Infinitive | hellen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | hellen | |
In genitive | hellens | |
In dative | hellene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | helle | — |
2nd singular | hels, helles | — |
3rd singular | helt, hellet | — |
1st plural | hellen | — |
2nd plural | helt, hellet | — |
3rd plural | hellen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | helle | — |
2nd singular | hels, helles | — |
3rd singular | helle | — |
1st plural | hellen | — |
2nd plural | helt, hellet | — |
3rd plural | hellen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | hel, helle | |
Plural | helt, hellet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | hellende | — |
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
hellen m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
hellen m (definite singular hellenen, indefinite plural hellenar, definite plural hellenane)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn). Attested since 1822.
Noun edit
hellen c
Declension edit
Declension of hellen | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hellen | hellenen | hellener | hellenerna |
Genitive | hellens | hellenens | helleners | hellenernas |