peilen
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- pegelen (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch pēgelen. Equivalent to peil + -en.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
peilen
- (transitive) To fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
- (transitive, by extension) To test, probe, get the feel of.
- (transitive, by extension) To poll.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of peilen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | peilen | |||
| past singular | peilde | |||
| past participle | gepeild | |||
| infinitive | peilen | |||
| gerund | peilen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | peil | peilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | peilt | peilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | peilt | peilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | peilt | peilde | ||
| 3rd person singular | peilt | peilde | ||
| plural | peilen | peilden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | peile | peilde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | peilen | peilden | ||
| imperative sing. | peil | |||
| imperative plur.1 | peilt | |||
| participles | peilend | gepeild | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Noun edit
peilen
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German peilen, from Middle Low German peylen, pēgelen, pegelen (“to measure water depth”), from pēgel, pegel (“level, water guage”); cognate with German Low German Pegel, the noun which has given Standard High German German Pegel (“level, water depth”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
peilen (weak, third-person singular present peilt, past tense peilte, past participle gepeilt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, nautical) to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of
- (transitive, colloquial) to understand, grasp
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | peilen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | peilend | ||||
| past participle | gepeilt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich peile | wir peilen | i | ich peile | wir peilen |
| du peilst | ihr peilt | du peilest | ihr peilet | ||
| er peilt | sie peilen | er peile | sie peilen | ||
| preterite | ich peilte | wir peilten | ii | ich peilte1 | wir peilten1 |
| du peiltest | ihr peiltet | du peiltest1 | ihr peiltet1 | ||
| er peilte | sie peilten | er peilte1 | sie peilten1 | ||
| imperative | peil (du) peile (du) |
peilt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.