telen

See also: télen and -telen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tēlen, from Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteː.lən/

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• Hyphenation: te‧len
• Rhymes: -eːlən

Verb

telen

1. (transitive) to cultivate, grow plants, notably crops

   Synonyms: verbouwen, kweken

2. (transitive) to raise, breed animals or (figurative, notably a type of) men

   Synonym: kweken

Inflection

Conjugation of telen (weak)
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.

Derived terms

• teler
• teelder
• teelaarde
• teelbaar
• teelland

Related terms

• teelbal
• teelt

Descendants

• Afrikaans: teel

Anagrams

• leent, lente, netel

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Finnish

Noun

telen

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of tele

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną.

Verb

tēlen

1. to bring forth, to produce
2. to effect, to implement
3. to cultivate, to foster, to raise (crops, young)
4. to till (land)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: telen

Further reading

• “telen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “telen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Unami

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛlən/

Numeral

tèlën

1. ten