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velen

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Catalan

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Verb

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velen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of velar

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈveːlə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -eːlən
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch vēlen, from Old Dutch *felan, from Proto-Germanic *felhaną.

Verb

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velen

  1. (rare) to endure, to bear
    Synonyms: harden, ondergaan, uithouden, uitstaan, verdragen
    De renovatie van het dak kan geen uitstel velen.
    The renovation of the roof cannot bear delay.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of velen (weak)
infinitive velen
past singular veelde
past participle geveeld
infinitive velen
gerund velen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular veel veelde
2nd person sing. (jij) veelt, veel2 veelde
2nd person sing. (u) veelt veelde
2nd person sing. (gij) veelt veelde
3rd person singular veelt veelde
plural velen veelden
subjunctive sing.1 vele veelde
subjunctive plur.1 velen veelden
imperative sing. veel
imperative plur.1 veelt
participles velend geveeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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velen

  1. plural of veel
    Want velen zijn geroepen, maar weinigen uitverkoren.
    For many are called, but few are chosen. (Matthew 22:14)
    (literally, “For many are called, but few chosen.”)
Usage notes
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As for all adjectives that can also be used as pronouns, the plural ending (e)n is only used when referring to people. For animals or inanimate objects, if inflected at all, a plural ending -e is used.

Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin venēnum. Compare Italian veleno.

Noun

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velen m (plural velens)

  1. poison, venom
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Galician

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Verb

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velen

  1. inflection of velar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *felan, from Proto-Germanic *felhaną.

Verb

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vēlen

  1. (rare) to endure, to bear, to tolerate

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Dutch: velen

Further reading

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Piedmontese

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin venēnum. In this form, perhaps borrowed from Italian veleno.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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velen m (plural velen)

  1. poison
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbelen/ [ˈbe.lẽn]
  • Rhymes: -elen
  • Syllabification: ve‧len

Verb

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velen

  1. inflection of velar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative