pelen

See also: pełen

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɛ.lən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɛ.len]

Verb

pelen

1. third-person plural present indicative of pelar

Galician

Verb

pelen

1. inflection of pelar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pelle, pylle

Etymology

From Latin pellere, and compare Old English pilian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛːlən/

Verb

pelen

1. To beat or strike violently

Conjugation

Conjugation of pelen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) pelen, pele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	pele	peled
2nd-person singular	pelest	peledest
3rd-person singular	peleth	peled
subjunctive singular	pele
imperative singular		—
plural1	pelen, pele	peleden, pelede
imperative plural	peleth, pele	—
participles	pelynge, pelende	peled, ypeled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Yola: peale

References

• “pēlen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pelen m

1. definite singular of pel

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

pelen m (Cyrillic spelling пелен)

1. Alternative form of pèlin (“artemisia”).

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelen/ [ˈpe.lẽn]
• Rhymes: -elen
• Syllabification: pe‧len

Verb

pelen

1. inflection of pelar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Welsh

Etymology

pêl +‎ -en

Noun

pelen f (plural pelennau or pelenni)

1. diminutive of pêl (“ball”)
2. cannonball; bullet
3. pellet

   Synonym: peled

4. (occasionally) pill

   Synonym: pilsen

Derived terms

• pelen canon f (“cannonball”)
• tân-belen f (“bombshell”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pelen	belen	mhelen	phelen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pelen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies