stommelen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stommelen, ultimately from the same root as stom and stamelen. Cognates include English stumble, Old Norse stumra.
Pronunciation
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Verb
stommelen
- (intransitive) to make a low or subdued noise while walking
- We hoorden mensen in het appartement boven ons stommelen. ― We heard people in the apartment above us make soft noises as they walked.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of stommelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | stommelen | |||
| past singular | stommelde | |||
| past participle | gestommeld | |||
| infinitive | stommelen | |||
| gerund | stommelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | stommel | stommelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | stommelt, stommel2 | stommelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | stommelt | stommelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | stommelt | stommelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | stommelt | stommelde | ||
| plural | stommelen | stommelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | stommele | stommelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | stommelen | stommelden | ||
| imperative sing. | stommel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | stommelt | |||
| participles | stommelend | gestommeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “stommelen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute