borrelen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.rə.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: bor‧re‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔrələn

Etymology 1

From borrel +‎ -en.

Verb

borrelen

  1. (intransitive) to drink spirits
  2. (intransitive) to have a drink, to hobnob [with met ‘with’]
Conjugation
Conjugation of borrelen (weak)
infinitive borrelen
past singular borrelde
past participle geborreld
infinitive borrelen
gerund borrelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular borrel borrelde
2nd person sing. (jij) borrelt, borrel2 borrelde
2nd person sing. (u) borrelt borrelde
2nd person sing. (gij) borrelt borrelde
3rd person singular borrelt borrelde
plural borrelen borrelden
subjunctive sing.1 borrele borrelde
subjunctive plur.1 borrelen borrelden
imperative sing. borrel
imperative plur.1 borrelt
participles borrelend geborreld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
  • naborrelen

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch borrelen.

Verb

borrelen

  1. (intransitive) to bubble (e.g. because of boiling)
Conjugation
Conjugation of borrelen (weak)
infinitive borrelen
past singular borrelde
past participle geborreld
infinitive borrelen
gerund borrelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular borrel borrelde
2nd person sing. (jij) borrelt, borrel2 borrelde
2nd person sing. (u) borrelt borrelde
2nd person sing. (gij) borrelt borrelde
3rd person singular borrelt borrelde
plural borrelen borrelden
subjunctive sing.1 borrele borrelde
subjunctive plur.1 borrelen borrelden
imperative sing. borrel
imperative plur.1 borrelt
participles borrelend geborreld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
  • opborrelen
  • overborrelen
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