giechelen
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Origin obscure. Likely from Middle Dutch gijgen (“to pant, wheeze, giggle”) + -elen. 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 imitative origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]giechelen
- to giggle
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of giechelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | giechelen | |||
| past singular | giechelde | |||
| past participle | gegiecheld | |||
| infinitive | giechelen | |||
| gerund | giechelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | giechel | giechelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | giechelt, giechel2 | giechelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | giechelt | giechelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | giechelt | giechelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | giechelt | giechelde | ||
| plural | giechelen | giechelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | giechele | giechelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | giechelen | giechelden | ||
| imperative sing. | giechel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | giechelt | |||
| participles | giechelend | gegiecheld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||