delen

Danish

Noun

delen c

  1. singular definite of del

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dêlen, from Old Dutch dēlen, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

delen

  1. (transitive) to divide, to split
  2. (transitive) to share
  3. (transitive, arithmetic) to divide
Inflection
Inflection of delen (weak)
infinitive delen
past singular deelde
past participle gedeeld
infinitive delen
gerund delen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular deel deelde
2nd person sing. (jij) deelt deelde
2nd person sing. (u) deelt deelde
2nd person sing. (gij) deelt deelde
3rd person singular deelt deelde
plural delen deelden
subjunctive sing.1 dele deelde
subjunctive plur.1 delen deelden
imperative sing. deel
imperative plur.1 deelt
participles delend gedeeld
1) Archaic.
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Noun

delen

  1. Plural form of deel

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch dēlen, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

dêlen

  1. to share, to distribute
  2. to give, to gift
  3. to share (a punishment)
  4. to have a share in
  5. to separate

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive dêlen
3rd sg. past —
3rd pl. past —
Past participle —
Infinitive dêlen
In genitive dêlens
In dative dêlene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular dêle —
2nd singular dêels, dêles —
3rd singular dêelt, dêlet —
1st plural dêlen —
2nd plural dêelt, dêlet —
3rd plural dêlen —
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular dêle —
2nd singular dêels, dêles —
3rd singular dêle —
1st plural dêlen —
2nd plural dêelt, dêlet —
3rd plural dêlen —
Imperative Present
Singular dêel, dêle
Plural dêelt, dêlet
Present Past
Participle dêlende —

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: delen
  • Limburgish: deile

Further reading

  • “delen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “delen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

delen m

  1. definite singular of del

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

delen m

  1. definite singular of del

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

delen

  1. definite singular of del

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • desen (colloquial)
  • dethen (colloquial)
  • deuem (literary, first-person plural)
  • deuent (literary, third-person plural)
  • doem (literary, first-person plural)
  • doen (colloquial)
  • doent (literary, third-person plural)

Pronunciation

Verb

delen

  1. (colloquial) first-person plural conditional of dod
  2. (colloquial) third-person plural conditional of dod

Mutation

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