bellen
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch bellen. Equivalent to bel + -en.
Verb
editbellen
- (intransitive) to ring, like using a bell
- (transitive) to call, by bell (originally) or (now mostly) telephone; to dial
Conjugation
edit| Conjugation of bellen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bellen | |||
| past singular | belde | |||
| past participle | gebeld | |||
| infinitive | bellen | |||
| gerund | bellen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bel | belde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | belt, bel2 | belde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | belt | belde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | belt | belde | ||
| 3rd person singular | belt | belde | ||
| plural | bellen | belden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | belle | belde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bellen | belden | ||
| imperative sing. | bel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | belt | |||
| participles | bellend | gebeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle Dutch bellen, from Old Dutch *bellan, from Proto-West Germanic *bellan, from Proto-Germanic *bellaną. Cognate with English bellow, German bellen and Russian блеять (blejatʹ, “to bleat”).
Verb
editbellen
- (regional, Southern) (intransitive) to bark, like a canine
- (regional, Southern) (transitive) to bark, scold, insult, rage at
Conjugation
edit| Conjugation of bellen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bellen | |||
| past singular | belde | |||
| past participle | gebeld | |||
| infinitive | bellen | |||
| gerund | bellen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bel | belde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | belt, bel2 | belde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | belt | belde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | belt | belde | ||
| 3rd person singular | belt | belde | ||
| plural | bellen | belden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | belle | belde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bellen | belden | ||
| imperative sing. | bel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | belt | |||
| participles | bellend | gebeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editbellen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German bëllen, from Old High German bëllan from Proto-Germanic *bellaną, cognate with English bellow, Russian блеять (blejatʹ, “baa", "bleat”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈbɛlən/
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: bel‧len
- Homophone: Bällen
Verb
editbellen (weak, third-person singular present bellt, past tense bellte, past participle gebellt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to bark:
- (literally) like a canine
- 1929, Kurt Tucholsky, Das Lächeln der Mona Lisa (Sammelband), Ernst Rowohlt Verlag, page 138:
- Ein Hund bellt, wenn er mit den Sinnen etwas wahrgenommen hat; daraufhin, weil ihn sein Bellen erschreckt und aufregt, und des weiteren, weil sich das wahrgenommene Objekt um ihn kümmert, nicht um ihn kümmert oder davonläuft.
- A dog barks when he perceived something with the senses; thereupon, because his barking scares and upsets him, and furthermore, because the perceived object looks after him, does not look after him, or runs away.
- (figuratively) in a rude, loud human voice
- (literally) like a canine
Conjugation
edit| infinitive | bellen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bellend | ||||
| past participle | gebellt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich belle | wir bellen | i | ich belle | wir bellen |
| du bellst | ihr bellt | du bellest | ihr bellet | ||
| er bellt | sie bellen | er belle | sie bellen | ||
| preterite | ich bellte | wir bellten | ii | ich bellte1 | wir bellten1 |
| du belltest | ihr belltet | du belltest1 | ihr belltet1 | ||
| er bellte | sie bellten | er bellte1 | sie bellten1 | ||
| imperative | bell (du) belle (du) |
bellt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
(obsolete)
| infinitive | bellen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bellend | ||||
| past participle | gebollen | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich belle | wir bellen | i | ich belle | wir bellen |
| du billst | ihr bellt | du bellest | ihr bellet | ||
| er billt | sie bellen | er belle | sie bellen | ||
| preterite | ich ball ich boll |
wir ballen wir bollen |
ii | ich bölle1 | wir böllen1 |
| du ballst du bollst |
ihr ballt ihr bollt |
du böllest1 du böllst1 |
ihr böllet1 ihr böllt1 | ||
| er ball er boll |
sie ballen sie bollen |
er bölle1 | sie böllen1 | ||
| imperative | bill (du) | bellt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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