sabbelen

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Dutch

Etymology

Variant of earlier zabberen, equivalent to zabben +‎ -elen. The change from initial z to s is irregular.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑbələ(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: sab‧be‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɑbələn

Verb

sabbelen

  1. (intransitive) to suck, suckle

Conjugation

Conjugation of sabbelen (weak)
infinitive sabbelen
past singular sabbelde
past participle gesabbeld
infinitive sabbelen
gerund sabbelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular sabbel sabbelde
2nd person sing. (jij) sabbelt, sabbel2 sabbelde
2nd person sing. (u) sabbelt sabbelde
2nd person sing. (gij) sabbelt sabbelde
3rd person singular sabbelt sabbelde
plural sabbelen sabbelden
subjunctive sing.1 sabbele sabbelde
subjunctive plur.1 sabbelen sabbelden
imperative sing. sabbel
imperative plur.1 sabbelt
participles sabbelend gesabbeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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