tokkelen

Dutch

Etymology

A frequentive verb derived from tokken +‎ -elen (to pull, tap, tick). Cognate with West Frisian tûkelje (“to pull with little tugs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔkələ(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɔkələn

Verb

tokkelen

1. (intransitive) to pluck strings
2. (intransitive) to strum instruments
3. (intransitive) to tick, tap staccato
4. (transitive, obsolete) to tap, touch repeatedly, in various ways meanings

Conjugation

Conjugation of tokkelen (weak)
infinitive	tokkelen
past singular	tokkelde
past participle	getokkeld
infinitive	tokkelen
gerund	tokkelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	tokkel	tokkelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	tokkelt, tokkel2	tokkelde
2nd person sing. (u)	tokkelt	tokkelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	tokkelt	tokkelde
3rd person singular	tokkelt	tokkelde
plural	tokkelen	tokkelden
subjunctive sing.1	tokkele	tokkelde
subjunctive plur.1	tokkelen	tokkelden
imperative sing.	tokkel
imperative plur.1	tokkelt
participles	tokkelend	getokkeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

adjectives

• tokkelachtig

 

nouns

• getokkel
• tokkelaar
• tokkelbaan
• tokkelciter
• tokkeling
• tokkelinstrument
• tokkelkiezel
• tokkelspeeltuig

 

verbs

• betokkelen
• hertokkelen
• onttokkelen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: tokkel