opalen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From opaal +‎ -en.

Adjective

opalen (not comparable)

1. of or pertaining to opal
   • Hendrik Marsman, Vlam (1938?):

     Schuimende morgen
     
          en mijn vuren lach
     drinkt uit ontzaggelijke schalen
     van lucht en aarde
     den opalen dag.

Declension

Declension of opalen
uninflected	opalen
inflected	opalen
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		opalen
indefinite	m./f. sing.	opalen
	n. sing.	opalen
	plural	opalen
definite		opalen
partitive		opalens

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

opalen

1. plural of opaal