beppen

Dutch

Etymology

From Bep +‎ -en. Likely also influenced by the synonym kleppen. The use of an old-fashioned lower-class female (nick)name was likely intended to associate chit-chatting with older women from a modest background.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bep‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɛpən

Verb

beppen

1. (intransitive, Netherlands, colloquial) to chit-chat, to blab

Inflection

Conjugation of beppen (weak)
infinitive	beppen
past singular	bepte
past participle	gebept
infinitive	beppen
gerund	beppen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bep	bepte
2nd person sing. (jij)	bept	bepte
2nd person sing. (u)	bept	bepte
2nd person sing. (gij)	bept	bepte
3rd person singular	bept	bepte
plural	beppen	bepten
subjunctive sing.1	beppe	bepte
subjunctive plur.1	beppen	bepten
imperative sing.	bep
imperative plur.1	bept
participles	beppend	gebept
1) Archaic.

West Frisian

Noun

beppen

1. plural of beppe