tellen

Meaning

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

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tel

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

count

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calculate

figure

reckon

work out

number

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enumerate

account

add up

figure up

tally

counts

sum

census

tell

workout

compute

count up

Synonyms

rekenen

uitrekenen

calculeren

berekenen

optellen

proberen

rangschikken

tekenen

volk

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aftellen

opsommen

beschouwen

imiteren

meten

neertellen

Translations

compter

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zählen

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contar

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contar

contare

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calculer

comptar

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kalkulieren

berechnen

rechnen

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erachten

calcular

aufzählen

computar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛlə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: tellen

Inherited from Old Dutch: tellen

In summary

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.