opalen

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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 opalener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial opalen opalener het opalenst
het opalenste
indefinite m./f. sing. opalen opalener opalenste
n. sing. opalen opalener opalenste
plural opalen opalener opalenste
definite opalen opalener opalenste
partitive opalens opaleners

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

opalen

  1. plural of opaal