dalen

dalen c

1. definite singular of dal

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: da‧len
• Rhymes: -aːlən
• Homophone: Dalen

From Middle Dutch dālen, from Old Dutch *dalon. Equivalent to dal (“valley”) +‎ -en. Derived in Old Dutch times, and apparently only shared with Low Saxon. The regular Germanic word is vallen, which has now acquired a more specific sense of “stumble” or “drop uncontrolledly”.

dalen

1. (intransitive) to descend
2. (intransitive) to decrease, to drop

Conjugation of dalen (weak)
infinitive	dalen
past singular	daalde
past participle	gedaald
infinitive	dalen
gerund	dalen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	daal	daalde
2nd person sing. (jij)	daalt, daal2	daalde
2nd person sing. (u)	daalt	daalde
2nd person sing. (gij)	daalt	daalde
3rd person singular	daalt	daalde
plural	dalen	daalden
subjunctive sing.1	dale	daalde
subjunctive plur.1	dalen	daalden
imperative sing.	daal
imperative plur.1	daalt
participles	dalend	gedaald
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

• stijgen

• afdalen
• daler
• daling
• indalen
• nederdalen
• neerdalen

• Afrikaans: daal

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dalen

1. plural of dal

• eland, laden, lande

From Old Dutch *dalon. Equivalent to dal +‎ -en.

dālen

1. to go down, to descend
2. to lessen, to become less

Weak
Infinitive	dālen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	dālen
In genitive	dālens
In dative	dālene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	dāle	—
2nd singular	dāels, dāles	—
3rd singular	dāelt, dālet	—
1st plural	dālen	—
2nd plural	dāelt, dālet	—
3rd plural	dālen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	dāle	—
2nd singular	dāels, dāles	—
3rd singular	dāle	—
1st plural	dālen	—
2nd plural	dāelt, dālet	—
3rd plural	dālen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	dāel, dāle
Plural	dāelt, dālet
	Present	Past
Participle	dālende	—

• Dutch: dalen
  • Afrikaans: daal
• Limburgish: dale, daole

• “dalen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dalen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

dalen

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of delen

dalen m

1. definite singular of dal

dalen m

1. definite singular of dal

dalen

1. definite singular of dal

• adeln, andel, ledan

dalen

1. language

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdalɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdaːlɛn/, /ˈdalɛn/
• Rhymes: -alɛn

dalen f (plural dalennau or dalenni)

1. singulative of dail (“leaves; sheets”)

dalen

1. Soft mutation of talen.