talen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːlə(n)/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch tālen, from Old Dutch *talon, from Proto-Germanic *talōną.

Verb

talen

  1. (intransitive) to long, to care [+ naar (object) = for]
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) to speak
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to say
Inflection
Inflection of talen (weak)
infinitive talen
past singular taalde
past participle getaald
infinitive talen
gerund talen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular taaltaalde
2nd person sing. (jij) taalttaalde
2nd person sing. (u) taalttaalde
2nd person sing. (gij) taalttaalde
3rd person singular taalttaalde
plural talentaalden
subjunctive sing.1 taletaalde
subjunctive plur.1 talentaalden
imperative sing. taal
imperative plur.1 taalt
participles talendgetaald
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Noun

talen

  1. Plural form of taal

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *talon, from Proto-Germanic *talōną.

Verb

tālen

  1. to speak, to talk
  2. to say
  3. to tell, to narrate
  4. to speak in court, to appeal
  5. (eastern) to pay
    Synonym: betālen

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

talen m

  1. definite singular of tale

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

talen m, f

  1. definite masculine singular of tale

Spanish

Verb

talen

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of talar.
  2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of talar.
  3. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of talar.

Swedish

Noun

talen

  1. definite plural of tal

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English talent.

Noun

talen

  1. talent

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • talem (literary, first-person plural)
  • talent (literary, third-person plural)

Pronunciation

Verb

talen

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

Mutation

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


West Frisian

Noun

talen

  1. plural of taal
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