télle

See also: telle, Telle, and tèlle

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• tälle (Krefeld)
• telle (Venlo)
• tèlle (widespread, Dutch-based spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.lə/
• Hyphenation: tél‧le
• Rhymes: -elə

Verb

télle (third-person singular present téllt, preterite tau, past participle getaut, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

1. (transitive) to count (to determine the number of objects in a group)
   1. to count (to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system)
   2. to have, comprise, span (some numerical value)
2. (intransitive) to matter, to be of significance

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense (Eupen dialect)
infinitive	télle
participle	getaut
auxiliary	haane
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional	imperative
1st singular	téll	tau	täü	—
2nd singular	télls	taus	täüs	téll
3rd singular	téllt	taut	täüt	—
1st plural	télle	tauwe	täüe	—
2nd plural	téllt	taut	täüt	téllt
3rd plural	télle	tauwe	täüe	—

Derived terms

• vertélle