pellen

See also: Pellen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pellen. Either derived in Middle Dutch from pelle (peel, shell), or borrowed from Old French peler (to peel), both ultimately from Old French pel (skin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.lə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pel‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛlən
  • Homophone: Pellen

Verb

pellen

  1. to peel
    Synonym: schillen

Inflection

Conjugation of pellen (weak)
infinitive pellen
past singular pelde
past participle gepeld
infinitive pellen
gerund pellen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular pelpelde
2nd person sing. (jij) peltpelde
2nd person sing. (u) peltpelde
2nd person sing. (gij) peltpelde
3rd person singular peltpelde
plural pellenpelden
subjunctive sing.1 pellepelde
subjunctive plur.1 pellenpelden
imperative sing. pel
imperative plur.1 pelt
participles pellendgepeld
1) Archaic.

Finnish

Noun

pellen

  1. genitive singular of pelle

German

Etymology

18th century, from Pelle + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛlən/
  • (file)

Verb

pellen (weak, third-person singular present pellt, past tense pellte, past participle gepellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to peel something (chiefly when the peel can be pulled off in strips or pieces, as with cooked potatoes, but not with raw ones)
    Synonym: (especially by cutting) schälen
    ein hartgekochtes Ei pellento peel a hard-boiled egg
  2. (reflexive) to peel, to peel off (of skin, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • abpellen
  • Pellerei
  • Pellkartoffel

Further reading

  • pellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • pellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • pellen” in Duden online
  • pellen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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