telen
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch tēlen, from Old Dutch tilon, 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.
Inflection[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 | 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. |
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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[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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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