hoetelen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • heutelen

Etymology

Compare German hudeln, English huddle. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦu.tə.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hoe‧te‧len
  • Rhymes: -utələn

Verb

hoetelen

  1. (intransitive, now dialectal) to mess around, to bungle, to huddle
  2. (transitive, dated) to pester, to bother
  3. (intransitive, now dialectal) to practice or engage in petty trade

Conjugation

Conjugation of hoetelen (weak)
infinitive hoetelen
past singular hoetelde
past participle gehoeteld
infinitive hoetelen
gerund hoetelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hoetel hoetelde
2nd person sing. (jij) hoetelt, hoetel2 hoetelde
2nd person sing. (u) hoetelt hoetelde
2nd person sing. (gij) hoetelt hoetelde
3rd person singular hoetelt hoetelde
plural hoetelen hoetelden
subjunctive sing.1 hoetele hoetelde
subjunctive plur.1 hoetelen hoetelden
imperative sing. hoetel
imperative plur.1 hoetelt
participles hoetelend gehoeteld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

  • hoetelaar
  • hoetelwerk
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