babbelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch babbelen, from Old Dutch *babbalon, from Proto-West Germanic *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic *babalōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑbələ(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: bab‧be‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɑbələn

Verb

babbelen

  1. (intransitive) to chatter, to chit-chat, to talk casually
    Synonyms: keuvelen, kletsen, kwebbelen, klessebessen, leuteren
  2. (archaic, dialectal) to nibble, to bite on something

Conjugation

Conjugation of babbelen (weak)
infinitive babbelen
past singular babbelde
past participle gebabbeld
infinitive babbelen
gerund babbelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular babbel babbelde
2nd person sing. (jij) babbelt, babbel2 babbelde
2nd person sing. (u) babbelt babbelde
2nd person sing. (gij) babbelt babbelde
3rd person singular babbelt babbelde
plural babbelen babbelden
subjunctive sing.1 babbele babbelde
subjunctive plur.1 babbelen babbelden
imperative sing. babbel
imperative plur.1 babbelt
participles babbelend gebabbeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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