tegelwippen

Dutch

Achtertuinen in Den Haag die baat zouden kunnen hebben bij tegelwippen.

Etymology

From tegel (“tile”) +‎ wippen (“to flip over”). Popularized in the early 2020s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteː.ɣəlˌʋɪ.pə(n)/

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Verb

tegelwippen

1. to remove tiles (in one's backyard or elsewhere) and replace them with greenery, so as to increase biodiversity, facilitate water infiltration in the soil, and mitigate heat

Inflection

Conjugation of tegelwippen (weak)
infinitive	tegelwippen
past singular	tegelwipte
past participle	getegelwipt
infinitive	tegelwippen
gerund	tegelwippen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	tegelwip	tegelwipte
2nd person sing. (jij)	tegelwipt	tegelwipte
2nd person sing. (u)	tegelwipt	tegelwipte
2nd person sing. (gij)	tegelwipt	tegelwipte
3rd person singular	tegelwipt	tegelwipte
plural	tegelwippen	tegelwipten
subjunctive sing.1	tegelwippe	tegelwipte
subjunctive plur.1	tegelwippen	tegelwipten
imperative sing.	tegelwip
imperative plur.1	tegelwipt
participles	tegelwippend	getegelwipt
1) Archaic.