telkens

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch telken, as a contraction of te elken, in phrases such as te elken male ("at each time"). Later, the adverbial -s was added.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛl.kə(n)s/

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• Hyphenation: tel‧kens

Adverb

telkens

1. in each case, each time

   Telkens wordt hij herkozen.

   He is re-elected each time.

2. repeatedly, time and again

   Hij onderbreekt me telkens.

   He's constantly interrupting me.

Anagrams

• kletsen