hemelen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.mə.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: he‧me‧len

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hêmelen. The word is probably related to heimelijk (“secret”), and in early modern Dutch it still meant "to clean up, to tidy". Semantic influence from hemel (“heaven”) likely shifted its meaning from this towards "to make nice, to make beautiful" and then to the current sense.

Verb

hemelen

1. (transitive, obsolete) to hide, to remove
2. (transitive, obsolete) to fix, to repair

Inflection

Conjugation of hemelen (weak)
infinitive	hemelen
past singular	hemelde
past participle	gehemeld
infinitive	hemelen
gerund	hemelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hemel	hemelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	hemelt, hemel2	hemelde
2nd person sing. (u)	hemelt	hemelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	hemelt	hemelde
3rd person singular	hemelt	hemelde
plural	hemelen	hemelden
subjunctive sing.1	hemele	hemelde
subjunctive plur.1	hemelen	hemelden
imperative sing.	hemel
imperative plur.1	hemelt
participles	hemelend	gehemeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

From hemel +‎ -en.

Verb

hemelen

1. (intransitive, euphemistic) to die, with the implication of going to heaven

Inflection

Conjugation of hemelen (weak)
infinitive	hemelen
past singular	hemelde
past participle	gehemeld
infinitive	hemelen
gerund	hemelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hemel	hemelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	hemelt, hemel2	hemelde
2nd person sing. (u)	hemelt	hemelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	hemelt	hemelde
3rd person singular	hemelt	hemelde
plural	hemelen	hemelden
subjunctive sing.1	hemele	hemelde
subjunctive plur.1	hemelen	hemelden
imperative sing.	hemel
imperative plur.1	hemelt
participles	hemelend	gehemeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hemelen

1. plural of hemel