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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From opaal +‎ -en.

Adjective

opalen (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to opal
    • Hendrik Marsman, Vlam (1938?):
      Schuimende morgen

           en mijn vuren lach
      drinkt uit ontzaggelijke schalen
      van lucht en aarde
      den opalen dag.
Declension
Declension of opalen
uninflected opalen
inflected opalen
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial opalen
indefinite m./f. sing. opalen
n. sing. opalen
plural opalen
definite opalen
partitive opalens

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

opalen

  1. plural of opaal