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delen

See also: dělen

Cornish

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Etymology

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del +‎ -en

Noun

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delen f (plural delyow or delkyow)

  1. singulative of del (“leaves”)

Mutation

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Mutation of delen
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
delen dhelen unchanged telen telen telen

Danish

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Noun

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delen c

  1. definite singular of del

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch dêlen, from Old Dutch dēlen, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną. Cognate with English deal.

Verb

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delen

  1. (transitive) to divide, to split up
  2. (transitive) to share
  3. (transitive, arithmetic) to divide
Conjugation
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Conjugation of delen (weak)
infinitive delen
past singular deelde
past participle gedeeld
infinitive delen
gerund delen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular deel deelde
2nd person sing. (jij) deelt, deel2 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. 2) In case of inversion.
Antonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: deel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: dele

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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delen

  1. plural of deel

Anagrams

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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

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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 —

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English dǣlan, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną; equivalent to del +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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delen

  1. To separate or split; to deal out:
    1. To mince; to cut into small pieces.
    2. To apportion; to share or assign.
    3. (rare) To assign individuals into lots or divisions.
    4. (rare) To discern; to be able to tell apart.
    5. (rare) To lop of; to split away.
  2. To have business with someone; to be involved in a matter:
    1. To reach a decision or verdict; to make a call.
    2. To enter into battle; to be involved in a conflict.
    3. To copulate or to have sex with someone.
    4. (Early Middle English) To join or engage in an activity.
    5. (rare) To end; to determine or finish.
  3. To behave in a certain way or manner.
  4. To offer; to give away or administrate.
  5. To attack with a weapon; to deal a blow.
  6. To control; to administrate or be in charge.
  7. (rare) To effect vengeance or payback.
  8. (rare) To take or be given something.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of delen (weak in -te/-de/in -ed)
infinitive (to) delen, dele
present tense past tense
1st-person singular dele delte, delde, deled
2nd-person singular delest deltest, deldest, deledest
3rd-person singular deleth delte, delde, deled
subjunctive singular dele
imperative singular —
plural1 delen, dele delten, delte, delden, delde, deleden, delede
imperative plural deleth, dele —
participles delynge, delende delt, deld, deled, ydelt, ydeld

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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delen m

  1. definite singular of del

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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delen m

  1. definite singular of del

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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delen

  1. definite singular of del

Anagrams

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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  • 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

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Verb

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delen

  1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of dod

Mutation

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Mutated forms of delen
radical soft nasal aspirate
delen ddelen nelen unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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