dollen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔlə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: dol‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dollen, dullen. Equivalent to dol +‎ -en, next to older dolen.

Alternative forms

Verb

dollen

  1. (intransitive) to tomfool, to fool around, to frolick, to play
    De vader dolde met zijn kinderen.The dad played with his children.
  2. (intransitive) to mess with, take the mikey out of someone
  3. (transitive) to stun (cattle) with a blow
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) to rage, act outrageously
Conjugation
Conjugation of dollen (weak)
infinitive dollen
past singular dolde
past participle gedold
infinitive dollen
gerund dollen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dol dolde
2nd person sing. (jij) dolt, dol2 dolde
2nd person sing. (u) dolt dolde
2nd person sing. (gij) dolt dolde
3rd person singular dolt dolde
plural dollen dolden
subjunctive sing.1 dolle dolde
subjunctive plur.1 dollen dolden
imperative sing. dol
imperative plur.1 dolt
participles dollend gedold
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
  • gedol
  • dolhamer
  • dolslag

Etymology 2

Borrowed from West Frisian dolle (to dig a hole).

Verb

dollen

  1. (transitive) to lift, dig up (as harvest)
  2. (transitive) to lift and turn with a rake
Conjugation
Conjugation of dollen (weak)
infinitive dollen
past singular dolde
past participle gedold
infinitive dollen
gerund dollen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dol dolde
2nd person sing. (jij) dolt, dol2 dolde
2nd person sing. (u) dolt dolde
2nd person sing. (gij) dolt dolde
3rd person singular dolt dolde
plural dollen dolden
subjunctive sing.1 dolle dolde
subjunctive plur.1 dollen dolden
imperative sing. dol
imperative plur.1 dolt
participles dollend gedold
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dollen

  1. plural of dol
  2. plural of dolle

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dollen

  1. inflection of doll:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtoːllen/

Verb

dōllen

  1. first-person singular past indicative of doallat