knibbelen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch knibbelen. A variant of knabbelen, influenced by kibbelen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈknɪbələ(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪbələn
Verb
knibbelen
- (intransitive) to haggle
Conjugation
| Conjugation of knibbelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knibbelen | |||
| past singular | knibbelde | |||
| past participle | geknibbeld | |||
| infinitive | knibbelen | |||
| gerund | knibbelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | knibbel | knibbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | knibbelt, knibbel2 | knibbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | knibbelt | knibbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | knibbelt | knibbelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | knibbelt | knibbelde | ||
| plural | knibbelen | knibbelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | knibbele | knibbelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | knibbelen | knibbelden | ||
| imperative sing. | knibbel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | knibbelt | |||
| participles | knibbelend | geknibbeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- afknibbelen
- beknibbelen