wimmeln
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wimelen (hapax, 13th c.), frequentative of wimmen, from Old High German wimmen (“to gush, bubble, move lively”). Cognate with Dutch wemelen, Westphalian Low German wiëmeln.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪməln/, [ˈvɪ.ml̩n]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: wim‧meln
Verb
wimmeln (weak, third-person singular present wimmelt, past tense wimmelte, past participle gewimmelt, auxiliary haben)
- to move about in a confused manner and in large numbers
- to teem, crawl, be filled [with von or vor (+ dative) ‘with’]
- Die Stadt wimmelt von Touristen.
- The city is teeming with tourists.
Conjugation
Conjugation of wimmeln (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | wimmeln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | wimmelnd | ||||
| past participle | gewimmelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich wimmle ich wimmele ich wimmel |
wir wimmeln | i | ich wimmele ich wimmle |
wir wimmeln |
| du wimmelst | ihr wimmelt | du wimmelest du wimmlest |
ihr wimmelet ihr wimmlet | ||
| er wimmelt | sie wimmeln | er wimmele er wimmle |
sie wimmeln | ||
| preterite | ich wimmelte | wir wimmelten | ii | ich wimmelte1 | wir wimmelten1 |
| du wimmeltest | ihr wimmeltet | du wimmeltest1 | ihr wimmeltet1 | ||
| er wimmelte | sie wimmelten | er wimmelte1 | sie wimmelten1 | ||
| imperative | wimmle (du) wimmel (du) wimmele (du) |
wimmelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of wimmeln (weak, auxiliary haben)