talen
Catalan
Verb
talen
- third-person plural present indicative of talar
Danish
Noun
talen
- definite singular of tale
Verb
talen
- gerund of tale
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːlə(n)/
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch tālen, from Old Dutch *talon, from Proto-West Germanic *talōn, from Proto-Germanic *talōną. Cognate with English tale.
Verb
talen
- (intransitive) to long, to care [with naar ‘for’]
- (intransitive, obsolete) to speak
- (transitive, obsolete) to say
Conjugation
Conjugation of talen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | talen | |||
past singular | taalde | |||
past participle | getaald | |||
infinitive | talen | |||
gerund | talen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | taal | taalde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | taalt, taal2 | taalde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | taalt | taalde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | taalt | taalde | ||
3rd person singular | taalt | taalde | ||
plural | talen | taalden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tale | taalde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | talen | taalden | ||
imperative sing. | taal | |||
imperative plur.1 | taalt | |||
participles | talend | getaald | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
talen
- plural of taal
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *talon, from Proto-West Germanic *talōn.
Verb
tālen
- to speak, to talk
- to say
- to tell, to narrate
- to speak in court, to appeal
- (eastern) to pay
- Synonym: betālen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “talen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “talen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
talen m
- definite singular of tale
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Noun
talen m or f
- definite masculine singular of tale
Spanish
Verb
talen
- inflection of talar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Swedish
Noun
talen
- definite plural of tal
Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
talen
Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtalɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaːlɛn/, /ˈtalɛn/
- Rhymes: -alɛn
Verb
talen
- first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of talu
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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talen | dalen | nhalen | thalen |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
West Frisian
Noun
talen
- plural of taal