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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from a Low German dialect. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣnɪfələ(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪfələn

Verb

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gniffelen

  1. to snigger, chuckle, to laugh quietly

Conjugation

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Conjugation of gniffelen (weak)
infinitive gniffelen
past singular gniffelde
past participle gegniffeld
infinitive gniffelen
gerund gniffelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular gniffel gniffelde
2nd person sing. (jij) gniffelt, gniffel2 gniffelde
2nd person sing. (u) gniffelt gniffelde
2nd person sing. (gij) gniffelt gniffelde
3rd person singular gniffelt gniffelde
plural gniffelen gniffelden
subjunctive sing.1 gniffele gniffelde
subjunctive plur.1 gniffelen gniffelden
imperative sing. gniffel
imperative plur.1 gniffelt
participles gniffelend gegniffeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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