aalen
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German
Etymology
The sense of to hunt eels derives from Aal (“eel”). The colloquial senses derive from the appearance of the eel and its way of moving.
Pronunciation
Verb
aalen (weak, third-person singular present aalt, past tense aalte, past participle geaalt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial, reflexive) to stretch out, especially laughing (compare rotfl)
- Beim Erzählen der alten Anekdoten aalten wir uns vor Lachen.
- ≈ As we listened to the old anecdotes, we threw our heads back, laughing.
- (colloquial) to relax (e.g. as on vacation)
- to hunt eels, to go on an eel-hunt (historic use)
- Bis ans Ende seiner Tage aalt John noch im See hinter seinem Haus.
- John hunted eels in the lake behind his house until the end of his days.
Conjugation
| infinitive | aalen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | aalend | ||||
| past participle | geaalt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich aale | wir aalen | i | ich aale | wir aalen |
| du aalst | ihr aalt | du aalest | ihr aalet | ||
| er aalt | sie aalen | er aale | sie aalen | ||
| preterite | ich aalte | wir aalten | ii | ich aalte1 | wir aalten1 |
| du aaltest | ihr aaltet | du aaltest1 | ihr aaltet1 | ||
| er aalte | sie aalten | er aalte1 | sie aalten1 | ||
| imperative | aal (du) aale (du) |
aalt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Further reading
- “aalen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “aalen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “aalen” in Duden online
- “aalen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
aalen m
- obsolete typography of ålen
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Aalen.
Pronunciation
Noun
aalen m inan
- (geology, paleontology) Aalenian (subdivision of the Middle Jurassic epoch or series)
Declension
Declension of aalen
Further reading
- aalen in Polish dictionaries at PWN