tellen
English edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
tellen (plural tellens)
References edit
“tellen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch tellen, from Old Dutch tellen, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Verb edit
tellen
- (transitive) to count, to enumerate
- (transitive) to determine the number of
- (intransitive) to matter, to be of significance
Inflection edit
Inflection of tellen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | tellen | |||
past singular | telde | |||
past participle | geteld | |||
infinitive | tellen | |||
gerund | tellen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | tel | telde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | telt | telde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | telt | telde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | telt | telde | ||
3rd person singular | telt | telde | ||
plural | tellen | telden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | telle | telde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | tellen | telden | ||
imperative sing. | tel | |||
imperative plur.1 | telt | |||
participles | tellend | geteld | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
tellen
Galician edit
Verb edit
tellen
- inflection of tellar:
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German tellen, from Old Saxon tellian, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną. Cognate with Dutch tellen, German zählen, West Frisian telle, English tell, Danish tælle.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tellen (past singular tell, past participle tellt, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation edit
infinitive | tellen | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | tell | tell |
2nd person singular | tells(t) | tells(t) |
3rd person singular | tell(t) | tell |
plural | tellt, tellen | tellen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | tell(e) | |
plural | tellt | |
participle | present | past |
tellen | (e)tellt, getellt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
tellen
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “tellen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “tellen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English tellan, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Verb edit
tellen
Conjugation edit
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “tellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Old Saxon tellian. Cognate with Dutch tellen and English tell.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /tellən/, [t(ʰ)elˠːə̃n] or IPA(key): /tɛllən/, [t(ʰ)ɛlˠːə̃n]
- The raising of [ɛ] to [e] might have been blocked by /lC/, as this combination prevented a lowering of [ʊ] to [ɔ].
Verb edit
tellen
Conjugation edit
Plain Infinitive | tellen | |||
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Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô tellene or tô tellende | |||
Verbal Noun | tellen or tellent | |||
Participles | Imperatives | |||
Present | tellende | 2nd Person Singular | telle | |
Past | getellet | 2nd Person Plural | tellet | |
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
1st Person Singular | telle | tellede | telle | tellede |
2nd Person Singular | tellest | telledest | tellest | telledest |
3rd Person Singular | tellet | tellede | tellet | tellede |
Plural | tellen (tellet?) | telleden | tellen | telleden |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Low German: tellen
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *talljan.
Verb edit
tellen
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “tellen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012