tellen

Signification

Verb

1. (transitive) to count, to enumerate
2. (transitive) to determine the number of
3. (intransitive) to matter, to be of significance

Noun

plural of tel

Coupé comme

tel‧len

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtɛlə(n)/

Étymologie

From Middle Dutch tellen, from Old Dutch tellen, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Equivalent to tal (“number”) + -en (“denominative”) or taal (“language”) + -en (“denominative”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.