pellen
See also: Pellen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch pellen. Either derived in Middle Dutch from pelle (“peel, shell”), or borrowed from Old French peler (“to peel”), both ultimately from Old French pel (“skin”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pellen
Inflection edit
Inflection of pellen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | pellen | |||
past singular | pelde | |||
past participle | gepeld | |||
infinitive | pellen | |||
gerund | pellen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | pel | pelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | pelt | pelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | pelt | pelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | pelt | pelde | ||
3rd person singular | pelt | pelde | ||
plural | pellen | pelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | pelle | pelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | pellen | pelden | ||
imperative sing. | pel | |||
imperative plur.1 | pelt | |||
participles | pellend | gepeld | ||
1) Archaic. |
Finnish edit
Noun edit
pellen
German edit
Etymology edit
18th century, from Pelle + -en.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pellen (weak, third-person singular present pellt, past tense pellte, past participle gepellt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to peel something (chiefly when the peel can be pulled off in strips or pieces, as with cooked potatoes, but not with raw ones)
- Synonym: (especially by cutting) schälen
- ein hartgekochtes Ei pellen ― to peel a hard-boiled egg
- (reflexive) to peel, to peel off (of skin, etc.)
Conjugation edit
infinitive | pellen | ||||
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present participle | pellend | ||||
past participle | gepellt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich pelle | wir pellen | i | ich pelle | wir pellen |
du pellst | ihr pellt | du pellest | ihr pellet | ||
er pellt | sie pellen | er pelle | sie pellen | ||
preterite | ich pellte | wir pellten | ii | ich pellte1 | wir pellten1 |
du pelltest | ihr pelltet | du pelltest1 | ihr pelltet1 | ||
er pellte | sie pellten | er pellte1 | sie pellten1 | ||
imperative | pell (du) pelle (du) |
pellt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.