Bavarian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • teiln (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology edit

From Middle High German and Old High German teilen, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan (to divide, part, deal). Compare German teilen, Dutch deelen, English deal.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥ɶːn/, /ˈd̥ɶɫn̩/

Verb edit

täuln (past participle täult) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to divide, to part
    Ångeblich håd der Moses is Meer täult.Moses is said to have parted the sea.
    Is Meer håd se täult.The sea parted (literally, “The sea parted itself.”)
  2. (ditransitive) to split into; to divide into [+ in (accusative)]
    A Orangn kånnst in Spoitn täuln.You can split an Orange into wedges.
    Mid ana Grådn täult ma an Kraas in zwaa Åschnitt.A straight line is used to divide a circle into two sections.
  3. (ditransitive) to divide by [+ durch (accusative)]
    Åchtzg täult durch viere is zwanzg.Eighty divided by four equals twenty.
  4. (transitive) to share; to split
    Se håbn des Brot täult.They shared the bread.
    Mia täuln uns de Kostn.We'll split the costs.

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