dollen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔlə(n)/
• Hyphenation: dol‧len
• Rhymes: -ɔlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dollen, dullen. Equivalent to dol +‎ -en, next to older dolen.

Alternative forms

• dullen (obsolete)

Verb

dollen

1. (intransitive) to tomfool, to fool around, to frolick, to play

   De vader dolde met zijn kinderen. ― The dad played with his children.

2. (intransitive) to mess with, take the mikey out of someone
3. (transitive) to stun (cattle) with a blow
4. (intransitive, obsolete) to rage, act outrageously

Inflection

Conjugation of dollen (weak)
infinitive	dollen
past singular	dolde
past participle	gedold
infinitive	dollen
gerund	dollen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dol	dolde
2nd person sing. (jij)	dolt	dolde
2nd person sing. (u)	dolt	dolde
2nd person sing. (gij)	dolt	dolde
3rd person singular	dolt	dolde
plural	dollen	dolden
subjunctive sing.1	dolle	dolde
subjunctive plur.1	dollen	dolden
imperative sing.	dol
imperative plur.1	dolt
participles	dollend	gedold
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• gedol
• dolhamer
• dolslag

Etymology 2

Borrowed from West Frisian dolle (“to dig a hole”).

Verb

dollen

1. (transitive) to lift, dig up (as harvest)
2. (transitive) to lift and turn with a rake

Inflection

Conjugation of dollen (weak)
infinitive	dollen
past singular	dolde
past participle	gedold
infinitive	dollen
gerund	dollen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dol	dolde
2nd person sing. (jij)	dolt	dolde
2nd person sing. (u)	dolt	dolde
2nd person sing. (gij)	dolt	dolde
3rd person singular	dolt	dolde
plural	dollen	dolden
subjunctive sing.1	dolle	dolde
subjunctive plur.1	dollen	dolden
imperative sing.	dol
imperative plur.1	dolt
participles	dollend	gedold
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• dolbroek
• dolmes
• nadollen

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dollen

1. plural of dol
2. plural of dolle

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dollen

1. inflection of doll:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtoːllen/

Verb

dōllen

1. first-person singular past indicative of doallat