pingelen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪ.ŋə.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: pin‧ge‧len

Etymology 1

Possibly from West Frisian pingel (“small item”), or ping(-ping) (“money”); if so, cognate with pinkelen (“pinch”) (English pinch) and pimpel (“small glass”), also "blue tit."

Verb

pingelen

  1. (intransitive) to wrangle, to try to get a better price
    Synonyms: afdingen, sjacheren, makelen, marchanderen
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) to do fine needlework
Conjugation
Conjugation of pingelen (weak)
infinitive pingelen
past singular pingelde
past participle gepingeld
infinitive pingelen
gerund pingelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular pingel pingelde
2nd person sing. (jij) pingelt, pingel2 pingelde
2nd person sing. (u) pingelt pingelde
2nd person sing. (gij) pingelt pingelde
3rd person singular pingelt pingelde
plural pingelen pingelden
subjunctive sing.1 pingele pingelde
subjunctive plur.1 pingelen pingelden
imperative sing. pingel
imperative plur.1 pingelt
participles pingelend gepingeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

Related to bengel, bengelen.

Verb

pingelen

  1. (intransitive, derogatory, of bells) to ring, to resound like a bell
  2. (intransitive, derogatory) to play music (with the implication of poor quality)
  3. (intransitive, of engines) to knock, to misfire
Conjugation
Conjugation of pingelen (weak)
infinitive pingelen
past singular pingelde
past participle gepingeld
infinitive pingelen
gerund pingelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular pingel pingelde
2nd person sing. (jij) pingelt, pingel2 pingelde
2nd person sing. (u) pingelt pingelde
2nd person sing. (gij) pingelt pingelde
3rd person singular pingelt pingelde
plural pingelen pingelden
subjunctive sing.1 pingele pingelde
subjunctive plur.1 pingelen pingelden
imperative sing. pingel
imperative plur.1 pingelt
participles pingelend gepingeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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