dobbelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dobbelen, from Old French dobler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔbələ(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: dob‧be‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔbələn

Verb

dobbelen

  1. (intransitive) to throw dice
  2. (intransitive) to gamble in a dice game

Conjugation

Conjugation of dobbelen (weak)
infinitive dobbelen
past singular dobbelde
past participle gedobbeld
infinitive dobbelen
gerund dobbelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dobbel dobbelde
2nd person sing. (jij) dobbelt, dobbel2 dobbelde
2nd person sing. (u) dobbelt dobbelde
2nd person sing. (gij) dobbelt dobbelde
3rd person singular dobbelt dobbelde
plural dobbelen dobbelden
subjunctive sing.1 dobbele dobbelde
subjunctive plur.1 dobbelen dobbelden
imperative sing. dobbel
imperative plur.1 dobbelt
participles dobbelend gedobbeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: dobbel (dated)
  • Saramaccan: doblo