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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pellen. Either derived in Middle Dutch from pelle (“peel, shell”), or borrowed from Old French peler (“to peel”), both ultimately from Old French pel (“skin”).
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Verb
pellen
Conjugation
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Finnish
Noun
pellen
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
pellen (weak, third-person singular present pellt, past tense pellte, past participle gepellt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to peel something (chiefly when the peel can be pulled off in strips or pieces, as with cooked potatoes, but not with raw ones)
- Synonym: (especially by cutting) schälen
- ein hartgekochtes Ei pellen ― to peel a hard-boiled egg
- (reflexive) to peel, to peel off (of skin, etc.)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- abpellen
- Pellerei
- Pellkartoffel
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