zemelen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.mə.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ze‧me‧len

Etymology 1

The verb is derived from the noun zemel (bran).

Verb

zemelen

  1. to whine, to blather, to moan, to complain
Conjugation
Conjugation of zemelen (weak)
infinitive zemelen
past singular zemelde
past participle gezemeld
infinitive zemelen
gerund zemelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zemel zemelde
2nd person sing. (jij) zemelt, zemel2 zemelde
2nd person sing. (u) zemelt zemelde
2nd person sing. (gij) zemelt zemelde
3rd person singular zemelt zemelde
plural zemelen zemelden
subjunctive sing.1 zemele zemelde
subjunctive plur.1 zemelen zemelden
imperative sing. zemel
imperative plur.1 zemelt
participles zemelend gezemeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Caribbean Javanese: sémel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

zemelen

  1. plural of zemel