Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch mumplen, of imitative origin. The frequentative ending is similar to English mumble, formed from mum (sense 3) (silent).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mompelen

  1. to mumble
    Synonym: prevelen

Inflection

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Conjugation of mompelen (weak)
infinitive mompelen
past singular mompelde
past participle gemompeld
infinitive mompelen
gerund mompelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mompel mompelde
2nd person sing. (jij) mompelt mompelde
2nd person sing. (u) mompelt mompelde
2nd person sing. (gij) mompelt mompelde
3rd person singular mompelt mompelde
plural mompelen mompelden
subjunctive sing.1 mompele mompelde
subjunctive plur.1 mompelen mompelden
imperative sing. mompel
imperative plur.1 mompelt
participles mompelend gemompeld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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