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dalen

dalen

Danish

Noun

dalen c

  1. singular definite of dal

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːlə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dalen, from Old Dutch *dalon. Equivalent to dal (valley) + -en. Derived in Old Dutch times, and apparently only shared with Low Saxon. The regular Germanic word is vallen, which has now acquired a more specific sense of "stumble" or "drop uncontrolledly".

Verb

dalen

  1. (intransitive) to descend
  2. (intransitive) to decrease, drop
Inflection
Inflection of dalen (weak)
infinitive dalen
past singular daalde
past participle gedaald
infinitive dalen
gerund dalen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular daal daalde
2nd person sing. (jij) daalt daalde
2nd person sing. (u) daalt daalde
2nd person sing. (gij) daalt daalde
3rd person singular daalt daalde
plural dalen daalden
subjunctive sing.1 dale daalde
subjunctive plur.1 dalen daalden
imperative sing. daal
imperative plur.1 daalt
participles dalend gedaald
1) Archaic.
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

dalen

  1. plural of dal

Anagrams


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dalen m

  1. definite singular of dal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dalen m

  1. definite singular of dal

Swedish

Noun

dalen

  1. definite singular of dal

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

dalen f (plural dalennau or dalenni)

  1. singulative of dail (leaves; sheets)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dalen ddalen nalen unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Verb

dalen

  1. Soft mutation of talen.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
talen dalen nhalen thalen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.