koekeloeren
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌku.kəˈluː.rə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: koe‧ke‧loe‧ren
Etymology 1
From kokeloer, kokerol (“snail”), from Old French coque (“large hollow shell”).
Verb
koekeloeren
- (informal) To look, to stare.
- Synonyms: loeren, staren
- to idle, to be somewhere without doing much.
- Staat 'm daar weer wa' te hangen, koekeloeren aan 't hoekske—niks beters te doen!
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Synonym: geelogen
Inflection
| Inflection of koekeloeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | koekeloeren | |||
| past singular | koekeloerde | |||
| past participle | gekoekeloerd | |||
| infinitive | koekeloeren | |||
| gerund | koekeloeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | koekeloer | koekeloerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | koekeloert | koekeloerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | koekeloert | koekeloerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | koekeloert | koekeloerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | koekeloert | koekeloerde | ||
| plural | koekeloeren | koekeloerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | koekeloere | koekeloerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | koekeloeren | koekeloerden | ||
| imperative sing. | koekeloer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | koekeloert | |||
| participles | koekeloerend | gekoekeloerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
See also
- kijken
- turen
- gluren
Etymology 2
Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare kukeleku.
Verb
koekeloeren
- to crow like a rooster, to produce the sound of a cock
- Synonym: kraaien
Inflection
| Inflection of koekeloeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | koekeloeren | |||
| past singular | koekeloerde | |||
| past participle | gekoekeloerd | |||
| infinitive | koekeloeren | |||
| gerund | koekeloeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | koekeloer | koekeloerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | koekeloert | koekeloerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | koekeloert | koekeloerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | koekeloert | koekeloerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | koekeloert | koekeloerde | ||
| plural | koekeloeren | koekeloerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | koekeloere | koekeloerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | koekeloeren | koekeloerden | ||
| imperative sing. | koekeloer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | koekeloert | |||
| participles | koekeloerend | gekoekeloerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- koekeloerenhaan