hobbelen

Dutch

Etymology

From hobben (“to hobble, move back and forth”) +‎ -elen; compare English hobble. Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, and thus often linked to other similar, likely ultimately onomatopoeic words such as huppen, hoppen (“to hop”), huppelen and hompelen.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔbələn

Verb

hobbelen

  1. (intransitive) to lurch, hobble

Conjugation

Conjugation of hobbelen (weak)
infinitive hobbelen
past singular hobbelde
past participle gehobbeld
infinitive hobbelen
gerund hobbelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hobbel hobbelde
2nd person sing. (jij) hobbelt, hobbel2 hobbelde
2nd person sing. (u) hobbelt hobbelde
2nd person sing. (gij) hobbelt hobbelde
3rd person singular hobbelt hobbelde
plural hobbelen hobbelden
subjunctive sing.1 hobbele hobbelde
subjunctive plur.1 hobbelen hobbelden
imperative sing. hobbel
imperative plur.1 hobbelt
participles hobbelend gehobbeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

  • gehobbel

References

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