giechelen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Origin obscureCategory:Dutch terms with unknown etymologies#GIECHELEN. Likely from Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#GIECHELEN gijgen (“to pant, wheeze, giggle”) +‎ -elenCategory:Dutch terms suffixed with -elen#GIECHELEN. Compare German Low German giechelen (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), Middle High German gickelen (“to ridicule, mock”), Old High German kichezzen (“to laugh”), German gicksen (“to shriek, shrill”). All of these words are likely ultimate of imitativeCategory:Dutch onomatopoeias#GIECHELEN origin.

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. to giggle

Conjugation

Conjugation of giechelen (weak)
infinitive giechelen
past singular giechelde
past participle gegiecheld
infinitive giechelen
gerund giechelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular giechelgiechelde
2nd person sing. (jij) giechelt, giechel2giechelde
2nd person sing. (u) giecheltgiechelde
2nd person sing. (gij) giecheltgiechelde
3rd person singular giecheltgiechelde
plural giechelengiechelden
subjunctive sing.1 giechelegiechelde
subjunctive plur.1 giechelengiechelden
imperative sing. giechel
imperative plur.1 giechelt
participles giechelendgegiecheld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Category:Dutch weak verbs#GIECHELENCategory:Dutch basic verbs#GIECHELEN

Derived terms

Category:nl:Laughter#GIECHELEN
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