dalen

Betekenis

Verb

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

Noun

plural of dal

Met koppelteken als

da‧len

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈdaːlə(n)/

Etymologie

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”.

Zinnen

Het aantal landbouwers blijft dalen .

The number of farmers continues to decline.