middelen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪdələ(n)/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch middelen. Equivalent to middel +‎ -en.

Verb

middelen

  1. (transitive) to take the average of
  2. (intransitive, dialectal) to mediate
Conjugation
Conjugation of middelen (weak)
infinitive middelen
past singular middelde
past participle gemiddeld
infinitive middelen
gerund middelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular middel middelde
2nd person sing. (jij) middelt, middel2 middelde
2nd person sing. (u) middelt middelde
2nd person sing. (gij) middelt middelde
3rd person singular middelt middelde
plural middelen middelden
subjunctive sing.1 middele middelde
subjunctive plur.1 middelen middelden
imperative sing. middel
imperative plur.1 middelt
participles middelend gemiddeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

middelen

  1. plural of middel