aalen

== German == === Etymology === The sense of to hunt eels derives from Aal (“eel”). The colloquial senses derive from the appearance of the eel and its way of moving. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaːlən] Hyphenation: aa‧len Homophone: Ahlen === Verb === aalen (weak, third-person singular present aalt, past tense aalte, past participle geaalt, auxiliary haben) (colloquial, reflexive) to stretch out, especially laughing (compare rotfl) (colloquial) to relax (e.g. as on vacation) to hunt eels, to go on an eel-hunt (historic use) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== (hunt): Fischfang, Jagd ==== Derived terms ==== Aalen sich vor Lachen aalen ==== Related terms ==== Aal === Further reading === “aalen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “aalen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “aalen” in Duden online “aalen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === aalen m obsolete typography of ålen == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Aalen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.lɛn/ Rhymes: -alɛn Syllabification: aa‧len Homophone: Aalen === Noun === aalen m inan (geology, paleontology) Aalenian (subdivision of the Middle Jurassic epoch or series) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === aalen in Polish dictionaries at PWN