grondelen
Dutch
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Etymology
editFrom grond (“ground”) + -elen, a frequentative verb referring to the act of orienting oneself towards the ground underwater. Compare German gründeln.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgrondelen
- (intransitive, of waterfowl) to dabble; to submerge one's head in order to forage while one's rear remains above the surface
Inflection
edit| Conjugation of grondelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | grondelen | |||
| past singular | grondelde | |||
| past participle | gegrondeld | |||
| infinitive | grondelen | |||
| gerund | grondelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | grondel | grondelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | grondelt | grondelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | grondelt | grondelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | grondelt | grondelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | grondelt | grondelde | ||
| plural | grondelen | grondelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | grondele | grondelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | grondelen | grondelden | ||
| imperative sing. | grondel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | grondelt | |||
| participles | grondelend | gegrondeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||