hoetelen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• heutelen

Etymology

Compare German hudeln, English huddle. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦu.tə.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hoe‧te‧len
• Rhymes: -utələn

Verb

hoetelen

1. (intransitive, now dialectal) to mess around, to bungle, to huddle
2. (transitive, dated) to pester, to bother
3. (intransitive, now dialectal) to practice or engage in petty trade

Inflection

Conjugation of hoetelen (weak)
infinitive	hoetelen
past singular	hoetelde
past participle	gehoeteld
infinitive	hoetelen
gerund	hoetelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hoetel	hoetelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	hoetelt, hoetel2	hoetelde
2nd person sing. (u)	hoetelt	hoetelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	hoetelt	hoetelde
3rd person singular	hoetelt	hoetelde
plural	hoetelen	hoetelden
subjunctive sing.1	hoetele	hoetelde
subjunctive plur.1	hoetelen	hoetelden
imperative sing.	hoetel
imperative plur.1	hoetelt
participles	hoetelend	gehoeteld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• hoetelaar
• hoetelwerk