kwezelen
Dutch
editEtymology
editProbably onomatopoeic.[1] Compare Middle Dutch queteren.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkwezelen
- (intransitive) to act, in particular to talk, in a way considered overly devout
- (intransitive) to talk nonsense, to say meaningless things
Inflection
editConjugation of kwezelen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | kwezelen | |||
past singular | kwezelde | |||
past participle | gekwezeld | |||
infinitive | kwezelen | |||
gerund | kwezelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | kwezel | kwezelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | kwezelt, kwezel2 | kwezelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | kwezelt | kwezelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | kwezelt | kwezelde | ||
3rd person singular | kwezelt | kwezelde | ||
plural | kwezelen | kwezelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | kwezele | kwezelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | kwezelen | kwezelden | ||
imperative sing. | kwezel | |||
imperative plur.1 | kwezelt | |||
participles | kwezelend | gekwezeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
References
edit- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press