babbelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch babbelen, from Old Dutch *babbalon, from Proto-West Germanic *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic *babalōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑbələ(n)/
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Hyphenation: bab‧be‧len
Rhymes: -ɑbələn

Verb

babbelen

(intransitive) to chatter, to chit-chat, to talk casually
Synonyms: keuvelen, kletsen, kwebbelen, klessebessen, leuteren
(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.

Derived terms

babbel
babbelaar
babbelgraag
babbelkous
babbelmie
babbelziek
babbelzucht
bijbabbelen
gebabbel
nababbelen
verbabbelen

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