wispeln
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German wispeln, from Old High German hwispalōn, ultimately of imitative origin (lautmalend).
Pronunciation
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Verb
editwispeln (weak, third-person singular present wispelt, past tense wispelte, past participle gewispelt, auxiliary haben)
- Alternative form of wispern (“to whisper”)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | wispeln | ||||
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present participle | wispelnd | ||||
past participle | gewispelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wisple ich wispele ich wispel |
wir wispeln | i | ich wispele ich wisple |
wir wispeln |
du wispelst | ihr wispelt | du wispelest du wisplest |
ihr wispelet ihr wisplet | ||
er wispelt | sie wispeln | er wispele er wisple |
sie wispeln | ||
preterite | ich wispelte | wir wispelten | ii | ich wispelte1 | wir wispelten1 |
du wispeltest | ihr wispeltet | du wispeltest1 | ihr wispeltet1 | ||
er wispelte | sie wispelten | er wispelte1 | sie wispelten1 | ||
imperative | wisple (du) wispel (du) wispele (du) |
wispelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “wispeln” in Duden online
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