aalen

See also: Aalen and ålen

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

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: aa‧len
  • Pronunciation: IPA(key): [ˈaːlən]
  • Homophone: Ahlen

Verb

aalen (weak, third-person singular present aalt, past tense aalte, past participle geaalt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, reflexive) to stretch out, especially laughing (compare rotfl)
    Beim Erzählen der alten Anekdoten aalten wir uns vor Lachen.
    ≈ As we listened to the old anecdotes, we threw our heads back, laughing.
  2. (colloquial) to relax (eg as on vacation)
  3. to hunt eels, to go on an eel-hunt (historic use)
    Bis ans Ende seiner Tage aalt John noch im See hinter seinem Haus.
    John hunted eels in the lake behind his house until the end of his days.

Conjugation

Hypernyms

Derived terms

  • Aalen
  • sich vor Lachen aalen

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

  1. obsolete typography of ålen

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Aalen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.lɛn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alɛn
  • Syllabification: aa‧len

Noun

aalen m inan

  1. (geology) Aalenian

Declension

Further reading

  • aalen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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