dalen
Danish
Noun
dalen c
- singular definite of dal
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːlə(n)/
- Rhymes: -aːlən
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dālen, 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
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
See etymology on the main entry.
Noun
dalen
- plural of dal
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Verb
dālen
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dālen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | dālen | |
| In genitive | dālens | |
| In dative | dālene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | dāle | — |
| 2nd singular | dāels, dāles | — |
| 3rd singular | dāelt, dālet | — |
| 1st plural | dālen | — |
| 2nd plural | dāelt, dālet | — |
| 3rd plural | dālen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | dāle | — |
| 2nd singular | dāels, dāles | — |
| 3rd singular | dāle | — |
| 1st plural | dālen | — |
| 2nd plural | dāelt, dālet | — |
| 3rd plural | dālen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | dāel, dāle | |
| Plural | dāelt, dālet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | dālende | — |
Descendants
Further reading
- “dalen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “dalen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dalen m
- definite singular of dal
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dalen m
- definite singular of dal
Swedish
Noun
dalen
- definite singular of dal
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdalɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdaːlɛn/, /ˈdalɛn/
Etymology 1
Noun
dalen f (plural dalennau or dalenni)
- 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
- 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. | |||
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