telen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch tēlen, from Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-West Germanic *tilōn, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]telen
- (transitive) To cultivate, to grow plants, notably crops.
- (transitive) To raise, to breed animals or (figurative, notably a type of) men.
- Synonym: kweken
- Zij telen bijen voor honing. ― They raise bees for honey.
- Op de boerderij telen ze koeien voor melk. ― On the farm, they breed cows for milk.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of telen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | telen | |||
past singular | teelde | |||
past participle | geteeld | |||
infinitive | telen | |||
gerund | telen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | teel | teelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | teelt, teel2 | teelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | teelt | teelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | teelt | teelde | ||
3rd person singular | teelt | teelde | ||
plural | telen | teelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tele | teelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | telen | teelden | ||
imperative sing. | teel | |||
imperative plur.1 | teelt | |||
participles | telend | geteeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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[edit]Finnish
[edit]Noun
[edit]telen
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną.
Verb
[edit]tēlen
- To bring forth, to produce.
- To effect, to implement.
- To cultivate, to foster, to raise (crops, young).
- To till (land).
Inflection
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Descendants
[edit]- Dutch: telen
Further reading
[edit]- “telen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “telen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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