20th century, from Low German daddeln, also dadeln, tateln (“to stutter, gabble, cackle”), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare archaic German dadern, Dutch tateren, tatelen, English tattle. Originally said of the choppy sounds of slot machines.
daddeln (weak, third-person singular present daddelt, past tense daddelte, past participle gedaddelt, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | daddeln | ||||
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present participle | daddelnd | ||||
past participle | gedaddelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich daddle ich daddele ich daddel |
wir daddeln | i | ich daddele ich daddle |
wir daddeln |
du daddelst | ihr daddelt | du daddelest du daddlest |
ihr daddelet ihr daddlet | ||
er daddelt | sie daddeln | er daddele er daddle |
sie daddeln | ||
preterite | ich daddelte | wir daddelten | ii | ich daddelte1 | wir daddelten1 |
du daddeltest | ihr daddeltet | du daddeltest1 | ihr daddeltet1 | ||
er daddelte | sie daddelten | er daddelte1 | sie daddelten1 | ||
imperative | daddle (du) daddel (du) daddele (du) |
daddelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.