peilen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • pegelen (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pēgelen. Equivalent to peil + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛi̯lə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pei‧len
  • Homophone: pijlen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən

Verb

peilen

  1. (transitive) To fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To test, probe, get the feel of.
  3. (transitive, by extension) To poll.

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: peil
  • Papiamentu: peilu

Noun

peilen

  1. plural of peil

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Middle Low German peylen, pēgelen, pegelen (to measure water depth), from pēgel, pegel (level, water guage); cognate with German Low German Pegel, the noun which has given Standard High German German Pegel (level, water depth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɪlən/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pei‧len

Verb

peilen (weak, third-person singular present peilt, past tense peilte, past participle gepeilt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, nautical) to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to understand, grasp

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • peilen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • peilen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • peilen” in Duden online
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