malen

See also: Malen and målen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: ma‧len
• Rhymes: -aːlən
• Homophone: Malen

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch mālen, from Old Dutch *malan, from Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną.

Verb

malen

1. (transitive) to grind
2. (intransitive, informal) to worry, overthink

   Synonym: tobben

Conjugation

Conjugation of malen (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive	malen
past singular	maalde
past participle	gemalen
infinitive	malen
gerund	malen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	maal	maalde
2nd person sing. (jij)	maalt, maal2	maalde
2nd person sing. (u)	maalt	maalde
2nd person sing. (gij)	maalt	maalde
3rd person singular	maalt	maalde
plural	malen	maalden
subjunctive sing.1	male	maalde
subjunctive plur.1	malen	maalden
imperative sing.	maal
imperative plur.1	maalt
participles	malend	gemalen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• bemalen
• fijnmalen
• gemaal
• maalsteen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: maal
• Berbice Creole Dutch: mali
• Negerhollands: maal

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch mâlen, from Old Dutch *mālon, denominative of *māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *māl (modern maal).

Verb

malen

1. (obsolete) to paint

Conjugation

Conjugation of malen (weak)
infinitive	malen
past singular	maalde
past participle	gemaald
infinitive	malen
gerund	malen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	maal	maalde
2nd person sing. (jij)	maalt, maal2	maalde
2nd person sing. (u)	maalt	maalde
2nd person sing. (gij)	maalt	maalde
3rd person singular	maalt	maalde
plural	malen	maalden
subjunctive sing.1	male	maalde
subjunctive plur.1	malen	maalden
imperative sing.	maal
imperative plur.1	maalt
participles	malend	gemaald
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• maal

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

malen

1. plural of maal
2. plural of male

German

Alternative forms

• mahlen (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der.

Proto-Germanic *mēlą

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Germanic *-janą

Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną

Proto-West Germanic *mālijan

Old High German mālōn

Middle High German mālen

German malen

From Middle High German mālen, from Old High German mālōn, mālēn, denominative of māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *mālijan, from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną (compare Dutch maal), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“dark color”) (compare Lithuanian mė́las (“black”), Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark-colored, black”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːlən/, [maːl̩n] (Germany)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːlɛn/, [maːl̩n] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: ma‧len
• Rhymes: -aːlən, -aːlɛn
• Homophone: mahlen

Verb

malen (weak, third-person singular present malt, past tense malte, past participle gemalt, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to paint (do paintwork)
2. (transitive or intransitive) to paint (create a painting)
3. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)

   Synonym: (more strictly correct) zeichnen

Conjugation

Conjugation of malen (weak, auxiliary haben)

infinitive		malen
present participle		malend
past participle		gemalt
auxiliary		haben
	indicative			subjunctive
	singular	plural		singular	plural
present	ich male	wir malen	i	ich male	wir malen
	du malst	ihr malt		du malest	ihr malet
	er malt	sie malen		er male	sie malen
preterite	ich malte	wir malten	ii	ich malte1	wir malten1
	du maltest	ihr maltet		du maltest1	ihr maltet1
	er malte	sie malten		er malte1	sie malten1
imperative	mal (du) male (du)	malt (ihr)

¹Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

Composed forms of malen (weak, auxiliary haben)

perfect
	singular	plural		singular	plural
indicative	ich habe gemalt	wir haben gemalt	subjunctive	ich habe gemalt	wir haben gemalt
	du hast gemalt	ihr habt gemalt		du habest gemalt	ihr habet gemalt
	er hat gemalt	sie haben gemalt		er habe gemalt	sie haben gemalt
pluperfect
indicative	ich hatte gemalt	wir hatten gemalt	subjunctive	ich hätte gemalt	wir hätten gemalt
	du hattest gemalt	ihr hattet gemalt		du hättest gemalt	ihr hättet gemalt
	er hatte gemalt	sie hatten gemalt		er hätte gemalt	sie hätten gemalt
future i
infinitive	malen werden		subjunctive i	ich werde malen	wir werden malen
				du werdest malen	ihr werdet malen
				er werde malen	sie werden malen
indicative	ich werde malen	wir werden malen	subjunctive ii	ich würde malen	wir würden malen
	du wirst malen	ihr werdet malen		du würdest malen	ihr würdet malen
	er wird malen	sie werden malen		er würde malen	sie würden malen
future ii
infinitive	gemalt haben werden		subjunctive i	ich werde gemalt haben	wir werden gemalt haben
				du werdest gemalt haben	ihr werdet gemalt haben
				er werde gemalt haben	sie werden gemalt haben
indicative	ich werde gemalt haben	wir werden gemalt haben	subjunctive ii	ich würde gemalt haben	wir würden gemalt haben
	du wirst gemalt haben	ihr werdet gemalt haben		du würdest gemalt haben	ihr würdet gemalt haben
	er wird gemalt haben	sie werden gemalt haben		er würde gemalt haben	sie würden gemalt haben

Derived terms

• anmalen
• bemalen

Related terms

• Bild
• Gemälde
• Maler
• Malerei

Descendants

• → Polish: malować
• → Romanian: molări
• → Russian: малевать (malevatʹ)
• → Ukrainian: малювати (maljuvaty)

Further reading

• “malen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “malen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “malen” in Duden online
• “malen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “malen” in OpenThesaurus.de
• malen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *malan, from Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną.

Verb

mālen

1. to grind
2. to mill

Inflection

Conjugation of mālen (strong class 6)

infinitive	base form	mālen
	genitive	mālens
	dative	mālene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		māle	moel		māle	moele
2nd person singular		māels, māles	moels, moeles		māels, māles	moeles
3rd person singular		māelt, mālet	moel		māle	moele
1st person plural		mālen	moelen		mālen	moelen
2nd person plural		māelt, mālet	moelt, moelet		māelt, mālet	moelet
3rd person plural		mālen	moelen		mālen	moelen
		imperative
singular		mal, māel, māle
plural		māelt, mālet
		present	past
participle		mālende	gemālen

Descendants

• Dutch: malen
  • Afrikaans: maal
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: mali
  • Negerhollands: maal
• Limburgish: male

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *mālon, denominative of *māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *māl (modern maal).

Verb

mâlen

1. to paint
2. to sculpt

Inflection

Conjugation of mālen (weak)

infinitive	base form	mālen
	genitive	mālens
	dative	mālene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		māle	—		māle	—
2nd person singular		māels, māles	—		māels, māles	—
3rd person singular		māelt, mālet	—		māle	—
1st person plural		mālen	—		mālen	—
2nd person plural		māelt, mālet	—		māelt, mālet	—
3rd person plural		mālen	—		mālen	—
		imperative
singular		māel, māle
plural		māelt, mālet
		present	past
participle		mālende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: malen
• Limburgish: maole

Further reading

• “malen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “malen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “malen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “malen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈmalən/

Verb

malen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present melet, past tense muol, past participle gemalen, past subjunctive müele, auxiliary hān)

1. alternative form of maln

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

malen m sg

1. definite singular of mal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

malen m sg

1. definite singular of mal

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Variant of mal, from mal +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎlen/
• Hyphenation: mal‧en

Adjective

màlen (Cyrillic spelling ма̀лен, definite màlenī, comparative mȁnjī)

1. small

   Antonym: velik

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		malen	malena	maleno
genitive		malena	malene	malena
dative		malenu	malenoj	malenu
accusative	inanimate animate	malen malena	malenu	maleno
vocative		malen	malena	maleno
locative		malenu	malenoj	malenu
instrumental		malenim	malenom	malenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		maleni	malene	malena
genitive		malenih	malenih	malenih
dative		malenim(a)	malenim(a)	malenim(a)
accusative		malene	malene	malena
vocative		maleni	malene	malena
locative		malenim(a)	malenim(a)	malenim(a)
instrumental		malenim(a)	malenim(a)	malenim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		maleni	malena	maleno
genitive		malenog(a)	malene	malenog(a)
dative		malenom(u/e)	malenoj	malenom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	maleni malenog(a)	malenu	maleno
vocative		maleni	malena	maleno
locative		malenom(e/u)	malenoj	malenom(e/u)
instrumental		malenim	malenom	malenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		maleni	malene	malena
genitive		malenih	malenih	malenih
dative		malenim(a)	malenim(a)	malenim(a)
accusative		malene	malene	malena
vocative		maleni	malene	malena
locative		malenim(a)	malenim(a)	malenim(a)
instrumental		malenim(a)	malenim(a)	malenim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		manji	manja	manje
genitive		manjeg(a)	manje	manjeg(a)
dative		manjem(u)	manjoj	manjem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	manji manjeg(a)	manju	manje
vocative		manji	manja	manje
locative		manjem(u)	manjoj	manjem(u)
instrumental		manjim	manjom	manjim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		manji	manje	manja
genitive		manjih	manjih	manjih
dative		manjim(a)	manjim(a)	manjim(a)
accusative		manje	manje	manja
vocative		manji	manje	manja
locative		manjim(a)	manjim(a)	manjim(a)
instrumental		manjim(a)	manjim(a)	manjim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najmanji	najmanja	najmanje
genitive		najmanjeg(a)	najmanje	najmanjeg(a)
dative		najmanjem(u)	najmanjoj	najmanjem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najmanji najmanjeg(a)	najmanju	najmanje
vocative		najmanji	najmanja	najmanje
locative		najmanjem(u)	najmanjoj	najmanjem(u)
instrumental		najmanjim	najmanjom	najmanjim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najmanji	najmanje	najmanja
genitive		najmanjih	najmanjih	najmanjih
dative		najmanjim(a)	najmanjim(a)	najmanjim(a)
accusative		najmanje	najmanje	najmanja
vocative		najmanji	najmanje	najmanja
locative		najmanjim(a)	najmanjim(a)	najmanjim(a)
instrumental		najmanjim(a)	najmanjim(a)	najmanjim(a)

Related terms

• mȃl
• manjina

Further reading

• “malen”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Swedish

Pronunciation

• (verb form) IPA^(key): [ˈmɑːlˌɛn]
• (noun form) IPA^(key): [ˈmɑːl.ən]

Participle

malen

1. past participle of mala

Noun

malen

1. definite singular of mal

Anagrams

• almen, lemna