kakelen

Dutch

Etymology

An onomatopoeia. Similar to English cackle and Low German kakelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaː.kə.lə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -aːkələn

Verb

kakelen

  1. (intransitive) to cackle; to make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to cackle; to laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry
  3. (intransitive, by extension) to cackle; to talk in a silly manner; to prattle

Conjugation

Conjugation of kakelen (weak)
infinitive kakelen
past singular kakelde
past participle gekakeld
infinitive kakelen
gerund kakelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kakel kakelde
2nd person sing. (jij) kakelt, kakel2 kakelde
2nd person sing. (u) kakelt kakelde
2nd person sing. (gij) kakelt kakelde
3rd person singular kakelt kakelde
plural kakelen kakelden
subjunctive sing.1 kakele kakelde
subjunctive plur.1 kakelen kakelden
imperative sing. kakel
imperative plur.1 kakelt
participles kakelend gekakeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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