dodln

Bavarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥oːdl̩n/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German todern (“to mumble, stutter”), ultimately from an onomatopoetic root. Compare countless variations of this root: German totteln, dottern, dattern (“to stutter”), German tatteln (“to chatter”), Dutch tatelen, tateren (“to talk, chatter”), Saterland Frisian tätelje (“to talk nonsense, babble”), German Low German tatern (“to chatter”), Low German tateln, täteln (“to cackle, gabble”), English tattle. See also German Dodel and Dödel.

Verb

dodln (past participle dodlt)

1. to act like an idiot
2. (archaic) to stutter, to stammer
3. (archaic) to chatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of dodln

infinitive	dodln
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	dodl	-	dodlad
2nd person sing.	dodlst	-	dodladst
3rd person sing.	dodlt	-	dodlad
1st person plur.	dodln	-	dodladn
2nd person plur.	dodlts	-	dodlats
3rd person plur.	dodln	-	dodladn
imperative sing.	dodl
imperative plur.	dodlts
past participle	dodlt

Derived terms

• Dodl

Etymology 2

Verb

dodln (past participle dodlt)

1. Alternative spelling of todln

Conjugation

Conjugation of dodln

infinitive	dodln
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	dodl	-	dodlad
2nd person sing.	dodlst	-	dodladst
3rd person sing.	dodlt	-	dodlad
1st person plur.	dodln	-	dodladn
2nd person plur.	dodlts	-	dodlats
3rd person plur.	dodln	-	dodladn
imperative sing.	dodl
imperative plur.	dodlts
past participle	dodlt