tellen
English
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
edittellen (plural tellens)
References
edit“tellen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch tellen, from Old Dutch tellen, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Equivalent to tal (“number”) + -en (“denominative”) or taal (“language”) + -en (“denominative”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.
Verb
edittellen
- (transitive) to count, to enumerate
- (transitive) to determine the number of
- (intransitive) to matter, to be of significance
Inflection
editConjugation 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, tel2 | 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. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
edittellen
Galician
editVerb
edittellen
- inflection of tellar:
Low German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German tellen, from Old Saxon tellian.
Cognate with Dutch tellen, German zählen, West Frisian telle, English tell, Danish tælle.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittellen (past singular tell, past participle tellt, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | 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
editEtymology
editVerb
edittellen
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther 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
editEtymology
editFrom Old English tellan, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Verb
edittellen
Conjugation
edit1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “tellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Low German
editEtymology
editFrom 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
edittellen
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
editDescendants
edit- Low German: tellen
Old Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *talljan.
Verb
edittellen
Inflection
editinfinitive | tellen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | tello, tellon | talda |
2nd person singular | tellis, tellist | taldos |
3rd person singular | tellit | talda |
1st person plural | tellen | taldun |
2nd person plural | tellit | taldut |
3rd person plural | tellent | taldun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | telle | teldi |
2nd person singular | telles, tellest | teldis |
3rd person singular | telle | teldi |
1st person plural | tellen | teldin |
2nd person plural | tellet | teldit |
3rd person plural | tellen | teldin |
imperative | present | |
singular | telli | |
plural | tellit | |
participle | present | past |
tellendi | talt, gitalt |
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “tellen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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