See also: Pellen

Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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pellen

  1. to peel
    Synonym: schillen

Inflection

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Conjugation of pellen (weak)
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

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Noun

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pellen

  1. genitive singular of pelle

German

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Etymology

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18th century, from Pelle +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pellen (weak, third-person singular present pellt, past tense pellte, past participle gepellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (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 pellento peel a hard-boiled egg
  2. (reflexive) to peel, to peel off (of skin, etc.)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • pellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • pellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • pellen” in Duden online
  • pellen” in OpenThesaurus.de