From Middle Dutch mumplen, of imitative origin. The frequentative ending is similar to English mumble, formed from mum (sense 3) (“silent”).
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mompelen
| Conjugation of mompelen (weak) | ||||
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| infinitive | mompelen | |||
| past singular | mompelde | |||
| past participle | gemompeld | |||
| infinitive | mompelen | |||
| gerund | mompelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | mompel | mompelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | mompelt, mompel2 | mompelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | mompelt | mompelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | mompelt | mompelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | mompelt | mompelde | ||
| plural | mompelen | mompelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | mompele | mompelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | mompelen | mompelden | ||
| imperative sing. | mompel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | mompelt | |||
| participles | mompelend | gemompeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||