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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).

Pronunciation

Verb

pellen

  1. to peel
    Synonym: schillen

Conjugation

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Finnish

Noun

pellen

  1. genitive singular of pelle

German

Etymology

18th century, from Pelle + -en.

Pronunciation

Verb

pellen (weak, third-person singular present pellt, past tense pellte, past participle gepellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (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 pellento peel a hard-boiled egg
  2. (reflexive) to peel, to peel off (of skin, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • abpellen
  • Pellerei
  • Pellkartoffel

Further reading

  • pellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • pellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • pellen” in Duden online
  • pellen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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