krakeelen
German
editEtymology
editVia Middle Low German krakēlen from early modern Dutch krakelen (“to quarrel loudly”). Further origin unknown. Most probably derived from Middle Dutch kreel, which is borrowed from Middle French querelle. Other (secondary?) influences may include Dutch kraken (“to crack”) and keel (“throat”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkrakeelen (weak, third-person singular present krakeelt, past tense krakeelte, past participle krakeelt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | krakeelen | ||||
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present participle | krakeelend | ||||
past participle | krakeelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich krakeele | wir krakeelen | i | ich krakeele | wir krakeelen |
du krakeelst | ihr krakeelt | du krakeelest | ihr krakeelet | ||
er krakeelt | sie krakeelen | er krakeele | sie krakeelen | ||
preterite | ich krakeelte | wir krakeelten | ii | ich krakeelte1 | wir krakeelten1 |
du krakeeltest | ihr krakeeltet | du krakeeltest1 | ihr krakeeltet1 | ||
er krakeelte | sie krakeelten | er krakeelte1 | sie krakeelten1 | ||
imperative | krakeel (du) krakeele (du) |
krakeelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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