rinkelen

Dutch

Etymology

From rinkel (“a jingle-bell”) or from Middle Dutch ringen (“to ring”) +‎ -elen (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriŋ.kə.lə(n)/

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Verb

rinkelen

1. to make a ringing sound, as of a bell; to jingle.

Inflection

Conjugation of rinkelen (weak)
infinitive	rinkelen
past singular	rinkelde
past participle	gerinkeld
infinitive	rinkelen
gerund	rinkelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rinkel	rinkelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	rinkelt	rinkelde
2nd person sing. (u)	rinkelt	rinkelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	rinkelt	rinkelde
3rd person singular	rinkelt	rinkelde
plural	rinkelen	rinkelden
subjunctive sing.1	rinkele	rinkelde
subjunctive plur.1	rinkelen	rinkelden
imperative sing.	rinkel
imperative plur.1	rinkelt
participles	rinkelend	gerinkeld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• een belletje doen rinkelen