delen

See also: dělen

Danish

Noun

delen c

1. definite singular of del

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: de‧len
• Rhymes: -eːlən
• Homophone: Deelen

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dêlen, from Old Dutch dēlen, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną. Cognate with English deal.

Verb

delen

1. (transitive) To divide, to split up.
2. (transitive) To share.
3. (transitive, arithmetic) To divide.

Inflection

Inflection of delen (weak)
infinitive	delen
past singular	deelde
past participle	gedeeld
infinitive	delen
gerund	delen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	deel	deelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	deelt	deelde
2nd person sing. (u)	deelt	deelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	deelt	deelde
3rd person singular	deelt	deelde
plural	delen	deelden
subjunctive sing.1	dele	deelde
subjunctive plur.1	delen	deelden
imperative sing.	deel
imperative plur.1	deelt
participles	delend	gedeeld
1) Archaic.

Antonyms

• (divide): vermenigvuldigen

Derived terms

• afdelen
• bedelen
• deelbaar
• indelen
• mededelen
• meedelen
• misdelen
• omdelen
• opdelen
• ronddelen
• toedelen
• uitdelen
• verdelen
• vierendelen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: deel
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dele

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

delen

1. Plural form of deel

Anagrams

• leden, lende

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch dēlen, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

dêlen

1. to share, to distribute
2. to give, to gift
3. to share (a punishment)
4. to have a share in
5. to separate

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	dêlen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	dêlen
In genitive	dêlens
In dative	dêlene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	dêle	—
2nd singular	dêels, dêles	—
3rd singular	dêelt, dêlet	—
1st plural	dêlen	—
2nd plural	dêelt, dêlet	—
3rd plural	dêlen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	dêle	—
2nd singular	dêels, dêles	—
3rd singular	dêle	—
1st plural	dêlen	—
2nd plural	dêelt, dêlet	—
3rd plural	dêlen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	dêel, dêle
Plural	dêelt, dêlet
	Present	Past
Participle	dêlende	—

Alternative forms

• deilen

Descendants

• Dutch: delen
• Limburgish: deile

Further reading

• “delen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “delen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) dælen, dealen, deale, dalen, dælenn
• deel, deele, dele, deelen

Etymology

From Old English dǣlan, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną; equivalent to del +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛːlən/

Verb

delen

1. To separate or split; to deal out:
   1. To mince; to cut into small pieces.
   2. To apportion; to share or assign.
   3. (rare) To assign individuals into lots or divisions.
   4. (rare) To discern; to be able to tell apart.
   5. (rare) To lop of; to split away.
2. To have business with someone; to be involved in a matter:
   1. To reach a decision or verdict; to make a call.
   2. To enter into battle; to be involved in a conflict.
   3. To copulate or to have sex with someone.
   4. (Early Middle English) To join or engage in an activity.
   5. (rare) To end; to determine or finish.
3. To behave in a certain way or manner.
4. To offer; to give away or administrate.
5. To attack with a weapon; to deal a blow.
6. To control; to administrate or be in charge.
7. (rare) To effect vengeance or payback.
8. (rare) To take or be given something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of delen (weak in -te/-de/in -ed)

infinitive	(to) delen, dele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dele	delte, delde, deled
2nd-person singular	delest	deltest, deldest, deledest
3rd-person singular	deleth	delte, delde, deled
subjunctive singular	dele
imperative singular		—
plural1	delen, dele	delten, delte, delden, delde, deleden, delede
imperative plural	deleth, dele	—
participles	delynge, delende	delt, deld, deled, ydelt, ydeld

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: deal
• Scots: dele, deil
• Yola: ee-delt (ppl.)

References

• “dēlen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

delen m

1. definite singular of del

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

delen m

1. definite singular of del

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

delen

1. definite singular of del.

Anagrams

• elden, en del, leden

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Welsh

Alternative forms

• desen (colloquial)
• dethen (colloquial)
• deuem (literary, first-person plural)
• deuent (literary, third-person plural)
• doem (literary, first-person plural)
• doen (colloquial)
• doent (literary, third-person plural)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːlɛn/, /ˈdɛlɛn/

Verb

delen

1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of dod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
delen	ddelen	nelen	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.