dalen

dalen c

1. definite singular of dal

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: da‧len
• Rhymes: -aːlən
• Homophone: Dalen

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”.

dalen

1. (intransitive) to descend
2. (intransitive) to decrease, to drop

• stijgen

• afdalen
• daler
• daling
• indalen
• nederdalen
• neerdalen

• Afrikaans: daal

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dalen

1. plural of dal

• eland, laden, lande

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

dālen

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

• Dutch: dalen
  • Afrikaans: daal
• Limburgish: dale, daole

• “dalen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dalen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

dalen

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of delen

dalen m

1. definite singular of dal

dalen m

1. definite singular of dal

dalen

1. definite singular of dal

• adeln, andel, ledan

dalen

1. language

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdalɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdaːlɛn/, /ˈdalɛn/
• Rhymes: -alɛn

dalen f (plural dalennau or dalenni)

1. singulative of dail (“leaves; sheets”)

dalen

1. Soft mutation of talen.