bellen

See also: Bellen and béllen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bel‧len
• Rhymes: -ɛlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bellen. Equivalent to bel +‎ -en.

Verb

bellen

1. (intransitive) to ring, like using a bell
2. (transitive) to call, by bell (originally) or (now mostly) telephone; to dial

Inflection

Conjugation of bellen (weak)
infinitive	bellen
past singular	belde
past participle	gebeld
infinitive	bellen
gerund	bellen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bel	belde
2nd person sing. (jij)	belt	belde
2nd person sing. (u)	belt	belde
2nd person sing. (gij)	belt	belde
3rd person singular	belt	belde
plural	bellen	belden
subjunctive sing.1	belle	belde
subjunctive plur.1	bellen	belden
imperative sing.	bel
imperative plur.1	belt
participles	bellend	gebeld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• beller
• beltoon
• belkrediet
• gebel
• afbellen
• opbellen

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bellen. Cognate with English bellow, German bellen and Russian блеять (blejatʹ, “baa, bleat”).

Verb

bellen

1. (regional, Southern) (intransitive) to bark, like a canine
2. (regional, Southern) (transitive) to bark, scold, insult, rage at

Inflection

Conjugation of bellen (weak)
infinitive	bellen
past singular	belde
past participle	gebeld
infinitive	bellen
gerund	bellen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bel	belde
2nd person sing. (jij)	belt	belde
2nd person sing. (u)	belt	belde
2nd person sing. (gij)	belt	belde
3rd person singular	belt	belde
plural	bellen	belden
subjunctive sing.1	belle	belde
subjunctive plur.1	bellen	belden
imperative sing.	bel
imperative plur.1	belt
participles	bellend	gebeld
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bellen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of bel

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German

Etymology

From Old High German bellan, cognate with English bellow, Russian блеять (blejatʹ, “baa", "bleat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlən/

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• Hyphenation: bel‧len
• Homophone: Bällen

Verb

1. (intransitive) to bark:
   1. (literally) like a canine
      • 1929, Kurt Tucholsky, Das Lächeln der Mona Lisa (Sammelband), Ernst Rowohlt Verlag, page 138:

        Ein Hund bellt, wenn er mit den Sinnen etwas wahrgenommen hat; daraufhin, weil ihn sein Bellen erschreckt und aufregt, und des weiteren, weil sich das wahrgenommene Objekt um ihn kümmert, nicht um ihn kümmert oder davonläuft.

        A dog barks when he perceived something with the senses; thereupon, because his barking scares and upsets him, and furthermore, because the perceived object looks after him, does not look after him, or runs away.

   2. (figuratively) in a rude, loud human voice

Derived terms

• Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht

Further reading

• “bellen” in Duden online

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlən/

Noun

bellen

1. plural of bel