schwattse

Limburgish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German swatzen, akin to swaz (“talk, chatter”). Compare German schwatzen, schwätzen, Luxembourgish schwätzen, Pennsylvania German schwetzen, Central Franconian schwaade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʋa.t͡sə/
• Rhymes: -at͡sə

Verb

schwattse (third-person singular present schwattst, past participle geschwattst, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

1. to chat, talk, babble, prate
2. to speak, talk

Conjugation

Regular (Eupen dialect)
infinitive	schwattse
participle	geschwattst
auxiliary	haane
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	schwatts	schwattsde	—
2nd singular	schwatts	schwattsdes	schwatts
3rd singular	schwattst	schwattsde	—
1st plural	schwattse	schwattsde	—
2nd plural	schwattst	schwattsde	schwattst
3rd plural	schwattse	schwattsde	—