gelden

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛldə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: gel‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɛldən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gelden, from Old Dutch *geldan, from Proto-West Germanic *geldan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay).

Verb

gelden

  1. (intransitive) to apply, to be applicable, to be in effect
    De twee minuten stilte gelden in het hele land, ook op plaatsen waar geen plechtigheid wordt gehouden.
    The two minutes of silence apply throughout the whole land, even in places where no ceremony is held.
  2. (intransitive) to count (be estimated as valid, useful, or influential)
  3. (intransitive) to be considered , to be considered to be
    De Bataven golden in vroeg-Romeinse tijd als elitetroepen.
    The Batavians were considered to be elite troops in early-Roman times.
    Het Oktoberfest geldt als het grootste bierfestival ter wereld en wordt jaarlijks door meer dan zes miljoen mensen bezocht.
    The Oktoberfest is considered the biggest beer festival in the world and is yearly visited by more than six million people.
Conjugation
Conjugation of gelden (strong class 3b)
infinitive gelden
past singular gold
past participle gegolden
infinitive gelden
gerund gelden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geld gold
2nd person sing. (jij) geldt, geld2 gold
2nd person sing. (u) geldt gold
2nd person sing. (gij) geldt goldt
3rd person singular geldt gold
plural gelden golden
subjunctive sing.1 gelde golde
subjunctive plur.1 gelden golden
imperative sing. geld
imperative plur.1 geldt
participles geldend gegolden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: geld

Etymology 2

Noun

gelden

  1. plural of geld

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *geldan, from Proto-West Germanic *geldan.

Verb

gelden

  1. to pay, to satisfy (a payment)
  2. to buy
  3. to compensate, to give recompense
  4. to yield, to produce
  5. (of a promise) to keep, to come through on

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkeːlːten/

Verb

gēlden

  1. first-person singular past indicative of gealdit