Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch protelen. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈprʏ.tə.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: prut‧te‧len
  • Rhymes: -ʏtələn

Verb

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pruttelen

  1. to simmer, cook slowly over low heat
  2. (engine etc...) to make a low repeating noise, hum, purr

Inflection

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Conjugation of pruttelen (weak)
infinitive pruttelen
past singular pruttelde
past participle geprutteld
infinitive pruttelen
gerund pruttelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular pruttel pruttelde
2nd person sing. (jij) pruttelt pruttelde
2nd person sing. (u) pruttelt pruttelde
2nd person sing. (gij) pruttelt pruttelde
3rd person singular pruttelt pruttelde
plural pruttelen pruttelden
subjunctive sing.1 pruttele pruttelde
subjunctive plur.1 pruttelen pruttelden
imperative sing. pruttel
imperative plur.1 pruttelt
participles pruttelend geprutteld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: pruttel (dated)