holen

See also: Holen and holeň

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊlən/

Verb

holen

1. past participle of hele

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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *salanos, *salenos (compare Welsh halen and Irish salann), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls, whence also English salt and Latin sāl.

Noun

holen m

1. salt

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦolɛn]

Verb

holen

1. masculine singular passive participle of holit

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

holen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of hol

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German holen, holn, from Old High German holōn, holēn (“to fetch, get, draw”), from Proto-Germanic *hulōną, *hulēną (“to summon, call, fetch”). More at haul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːlən/, [ˈhoːlən], [ˈhoːl̩n]

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

1. (transitive) to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something)

   Hol noch einen Stuhl!

   Go get another chair!

2. (transitive, always with reflexive dative, colloquial) to get (to acquire, buy)

   Ich hol mir morgen ’n neuen Fernseher.

   I’m getting a new TV tomorrow.

Derived terms

• abholen
• ausholen
• einholen
• erholen
• herbeiholen
• runterholen
• wiederholen
• überholen

Further reading

• “holen” in Duden online

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Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon haldan.

Verb

holen (past singular heel, past participle holen, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to hold

Conjugation

Conjugation of holen (class 7 strong verb)

infinitive	holen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	hool	heel
2nd person singular	hölls(t)	heels(t)
3rd person singular	höll(t)	heel
plural	hoolt, hoolen	helen
imperative	present	—
singular	hool
plural	hoolt
participle	present	past
	holen	(e)holen, geholen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hola

Noun

holen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of hole

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Old English

Alternative forms

• holeġn, holiġn, holiġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulisaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxo.len/, [ˈho.len]

Noun

holen m (nominative plural holnas)

1. (botany) holly

Declension

Declension of holen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	holen	holnas
accusative	holen	holnas
genitive	holnes	holna
dative	holne	holnum

Descendants

• Middle English: holyn, holin, holy, holly
  • English: holly, hollen
  • Scots: holin, hollin, holyn
• Middle English: holme, holm
  • English: holm

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Tagalog

Noun

holen

1. marble (small spherical ball of rock, glass, ceramic or metal used in games and races).