babbelen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch babbelen, from Old Dutch *babbalon, from Proto-Germanic *babalōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑbələ(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: bab‧be‧len
- Rhymes: -ɑbələn
Verb
babbelen
- (intransitive) to chatter, to chit-chat, to talk casually
- (archaic, dialectal) to nibble, to bite on something
Inflection
| Inflection of babbelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | babbelen | |||
| past singular | babbelde | |||
| past participle | gebabbeld | |||
| infinitive | babbelen | |||
| gerund | babbelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | babbel | babbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | babbelt | babbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | babbelt | babbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | babbelt | babbelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | babbelt | babbelde | ||
| plural | babbelen | babbelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | babbele | babbelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | babbelen | babbelden | ||
| imperative sing. | babbel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | babbelt | |||
| participles | babbelend | gebabbeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- praten, kletsen
Derived terms
- babbel
- babbelaar
- babbelgraag
- babbelkous
- babbelziek
- babbelzucht