kleppen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cleppen, from Old Dutch *cleppen, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan. Equivalent to klap (“clap”) +‎ -en (“denominative”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛpən

Verb

kleppen

1. (informal) to chatter

Inflection

Conjugation of kleppen (weak)
infinitive	kleppen
past singular	klepte
past participle	geklept
infinitive	kleppen
gerund	kleppen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	klep	klepte
2nd person sing. (jij)	klept	klepte
2nd person sing. (u)	klept	klepte
2nd person sing. (gij)	klept	klepte
3rd person singular	klept	klepte
plural	kleppen	klepten
subjunctive sing.1	kleppe	klepte
subjunctive plur.1	kleppen	klepten
imperative sing.	klep
imperative plur.1	klept
participles	kleppend	geklept
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• kallen
• kletsen

Noun

kleppen

1. plural of klep