babbelen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch babbelen, from Old Dutch *babbalon, from Proto-West Germanic *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic *babalōną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
babbelen
- (intransitive) to chatter, to chit-chat, to talk casually
- Synonyms: keuvelen, kletsen, kwebbelen, klessebessen, leuteren
- (archaic, dialectal) to nibble, to bite on something
Inflection edit
Inflection of babbelen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | babbelen | |||
past singular | babbelde | |||
past participle | gebabbeld | |||
infinitive | babbelen | |||
gerund | babbelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | babbel | babbelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | babbelt | babbelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | babbelt | babbelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | babbelt | babbelde | ||
3rd person singular | babbelt | babbelde | ||
plural | babbelen | babbelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | babbele | babbelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | babbelen | babbelden | ||
imperative sing. | babbel | |||
imperative plur.1 | babbelt | |||
participles | babbelend | gebabbeld | ||
1) Archaic. |