velen

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Catalan

Verb

velen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of velar

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːlə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -eːlən
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vēlen, from Old Dutch *felan, from Proto-Germanic *felhaną.

Verb

velen

  1. (rare) to endure, to bear
    Synonym: verdragen
    De renovatie van het dak kan geen uitstel velen.
    The renovation of the roof cannot bear delay.
Inflection
Inflection of velen (weak)
infinitive velen
past singular veelde
past participle geveeld
infinitive velen
gerund velen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular veel veelde
2nd person sing. (jij) veelt veelde
2nd person sing. (u) veelt veelde
2nd person sing. (gij) veelt veelde
3rd person singular veelt veelde
plural velen veelden
subjunctive sing.1 vele veelde
subjunctive plur.1 velen veelden
imperative sing. veel
imperative plur.1 veelt
participles velend geveeld
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

velen

  1. plural of veel
    Want velen zijn geroepen, maar weinigen uitverkoren.
    For many are called, but few are chosen. (Matthew 22:14)
    (literally, “For many are called, but few chosen.”)
Usage notes

As for all adjectives that can also be used as pronouns, the plural ending (e)n is only used when referring to people. For animals or inanimate objects, if inflected at all, a plural ending -e is used.

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin venēnum. Compare Italian veleno.

Noun

velen m (plural velens)

  1. poison, venom

Related terms

Galician

Verb

velen

  1. inflection of velar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *felan, from Proto-Germanic *felhaną.

Verb

vēlen

  1. (rare) to endure, to bear, to tolerate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: velen

Further reading

Piedmontese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin venēnum. In this form, perhaps borrowed from Italian veleno.

Pronunciation

Noun

velen m (plural velen)

  1. poison

Related terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbelen/
  • Rhymes: -elen
  • Syllabification: ve‧len

Verb

velen

  1. inflection of velar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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