lullen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root), presumably an onomatopoeia. Cognate with Latin lāmentum, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).
Verb edit
lullen
- (transitive) To talk/tell nonsense, blather
- (transitive) To mumble
- (intransitive) To be occupied uttering one of the above noises
- (intransitive) To loiter, waste time, hang around unproductively
- (intransitive) To be weak / useless
Inflection edit
Inflection of lullen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | lullen | |||
past singular | lulde | |||
past participle | geluld | |||
infinitive | lullen | |||
gerund | lullen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | lul | lulde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | lult | lulde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | lult | lulde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | lult | lulde | ||
3rd person singular | lult | lulde | ||
plural | lullen | lulden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lulle | lulde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | lullen | lulden | ||
imperative sing. | lul | |||
imperative plur.1 | lult | |||
participles | lullend | geluld | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
lullen
German edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root). Cognate with Latin lāmentum, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lullen (weak, third-person singular present lullt, past tense lullte, past participle gelullt, auxiliary haben)
- to lull
Conjugation edit
infinitive | lullen | ||||
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present participle | lullend | ||||
past participle | gelullt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lulle | wir lullen | i | ich lulle | wir lullen |
du lullst | ihr lullt | du lullest | ihr lullet | ||
er lullt | sie lullen | er lulle | sie lullen | ||
preterite | ich lullte | wir lullten | ii | ich lullte1 | wir lullten1 |
du lulltest | ihr lulltet | du lulltest1 | ihr lulltet1 | ||
er lullte | sie lullten | er lullte1 | sie lullten1 | ||
imperative | lull (du) lulle (du) |
lullt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.