See also: käbbeln

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German kabbelen. Probably related to Kiefer (jaw) and originally meaning “to move one’s jaws (in order to speak or bite)”. Cognate with Dutch kabbelen (to babble).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kabl̩n/
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Verb

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kabbeln (weak, third-person singular present kabbelt, past tense kabbelte, past participle gekabbelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, regional, chiefly Northern Germany) to tease each other, to fight with each other in a not dangerous way
    Unsre beiden Jungs kabbeln sich immer so'n bisschen.
    Our two boys always have their little fights.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kabbeln” in Duden online
  • kabbeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache