dalen

Danish

Noun

dalen c

  1. singular definite of dal

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːlə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -aːlən
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dālen, from Old Dutch *dalon. Equivalent to dal (valley) + -en. Derived in Old Dutch times, and apparently only shared with Low Saxon. The regular Germanic word is vallen, which has now acquired a more specific sense of "stumble" or "drop uncontrolledly".

Verb

dalen

  1. (intransitive) to descend
  2. (intransitive) to decrease, drop
Inflection
Inflection of dalen (weak)
infinitive dalen
past singular daalde
past participle gedaald
infinitive dalen
gerund dalen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular daaldaalde
2nd person sing. (jij) daaltdaalde
2nd person sing. (u) daaltdaalde
2nd person sing. (gij) daaltdaalde
3rd person singular daaltdaalde
plural dalendaalden
subjunctive sing.1 daledaalde
subjunctive plur.1 dalendaalden
imperative sing. daal
imperative plur.1 daalt
participles dalendgedaald
1) Archaic.
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

dalen

  1. plural of dal

Anagrams


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *dalon. Equivalent to dal + -en.

Verb

dālen

  1. to go down, to descend
  2. to lessen, to become less

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive dālen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive dālen
In genitive dālens
In dative dālene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular dāle
2nd singular dāels, dāles
3rd singular dāelt, dālet
1st plural dālen
2nd plural dāelt, dālet
3rd plural dālen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular dāle
2nd singular dāels, dāles
3rd singular dāle
1st plural dālen
2nd plural dāelt, dālet
3rd plural dālen
Imperative Present
Singular dāel, dāle
Plural dāelt, dālet
Present Past
Participle dālende

Descendants

Further reading

  • dalen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • dalen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Verb

dalen

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of delen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dalen m

  1. definite singular of dal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dalen m

  1. definite singular of dal

Swedish

Noun

dalen

  1. definite singular of dal

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

dalen f (plural dalennau or dalenni)

  1. singulative of dail (leaves; sheets)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
dalen ddalen nalen unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Verb

dalen

  1. Soft mutation of talen.

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.
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