telen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch tēlen, from Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-West Germanic *tilōn, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteː.lən/ Hyphenation: te‧len Rhymes: -eːlən === Verb === telen (transitive) to cultivate, to grow plants, notably crops Synonyms: verbouwen, kweken We telen tomaten in onze achtertuin. ― We grow tomatoes in our backyard. In deze regio telen ze voornamelijk tarwe. ― In this region, they primarily cultivate wheat. (transitive) to raise, to breed animals or (figurative, notably a type of) men Synonym: kweken Zij telen bijen voor honing. ― They raise bees for honey. Op de boerderij telen ze koeien voor melk. ― On the farm, they breed cows for milk. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: teel Negerhollands: teel === Anagrams === leent, lente, netel == Finnish == === Noun === telen genitive singular of tele == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną. === Verb === tēlen To bring forth, to produce. To effect, to implement. To cultivate, to foster, to raise (crops, young). To till (land). ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: telen === Further reading === “telen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “telen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN