slissen

slissen (infinitive)
slissen (gerund neuter)
slis (first-person present singular)
sliste (first-person past singular)
slist (present second-person singular)
slis (present second-person singular)
sliste (past second-person singular)
slist (formal present second-person singular)
sliste (formal past second-person singular)
slist (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
slist (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
sliste (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
sliste (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
slist (present singular third-person)
sliste (past singular third-person)
slissen (plural present)
slisten (past plural)
slisse (archaic present singular subjunctive)
sliste (archaic past singular subjunctive)
slissen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
slisten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
slis (imperative present singular)
slist (archaic imperative plural present)
slissend (participle present)
geslist (participle past)

From Middle Dutch slissen, further etymology unknown. No cognates exist, though probably from the same root as slijten.

(transitive, obsolete) to end, to put a stop to

(transitive, obsolete) to decide (a conflict)

(transitive, obsolete) to extinguish (a fire)


schateren

schateren (infinitive)
schateren (gerund neuter)
schater (first-person present singular)
schaterde (first-person past singular)
schatert (present second-person singular)
schater (present second-person singular)
schaterde (past second-person singular)
schatert (formal present second-person singular)
schaterde (formal past second-person singular)
schatert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
schatert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
schaterde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
schaterde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
schatert (present singular third-person)
schaterde (past singular third-person)
schateren (plural present)
schaterden (past plural)
schatere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
schaterde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
schateren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
schaterden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
schater (imperative present singular)
schatert (archaic imperative plural present)
schaterend (participle present)
geschaterd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch schateren, scateren, from Old Dutch *skateron, from Proto-Germanic *skat-. Probably ultimately onomatopoeic in origin. Cognate with Low German schateren, English shatter and scatter. Related to schetteren.


jengelen

Frequentative of janken (“to whine”), perhaps ultimately of imitative origin and related to Old French jangler (“to entertain”), as well as modern English jangle.

onomatopoeic

imitative


pimpeltje

Along with the verb pimpel (“to guzzle, drink”), probably related to the first element of pimpelmees (“tiny bird”). It is unclear which word derived from the other, but in all likelihood both are ultimately imitative, similar to Swedish pimpla (“to guzzle”), French pompette (“tipsy”).

imitative

(Netherlands) small glass for drinking spirits, in particular gin


doddelen

doddelen (infinitive)
doddelen (gerund neuter)
doddel (first-person present singular)
doddelde (first-person past singular)
doddelt (present second-person singular)
doddel (present second-person singular)
doddelde (past second-person singular)
doddelt (formal present second-person singular)
doddelde (formal past second-person singular)
doddelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
doddelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
doddelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
doddelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
doddelt (present singular third-person)
doddelde (past singular third-person)
doddelen (plural present)
doddelden (past plural)
doddele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
doddelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
doddelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
doddelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
doddel (imperative present singular)
doddelt (archaic imperative plural present)
doddelend (participle present)
gedoddeld (participle past)

(Brabant, intransitive, transitive) to stutter, to stammer


hobbelen

hobbelen (infinitive)
hobbelen (gerund neuter)
hobbel (first-person present singular)
hobbelde (first-person past singular)
hobbelt (present second-person singular)
hobbel (present second-person singular)
hobbelde (past second-person singular)
hobbelt (formal present second-person singular)
hobbelde (formal past second-person singular)
hobbelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
hobbelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
hobbelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
hobbelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
hobbelt (present singular third-person)
hobbelde (past singular third-person)
hobbelen (plural present)
hobbelden (past plural)
hobbele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
hobbelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
hobbelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
hobbelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
hobbel (imperative present singular)
hobbelt (archaic imperative plural present)
hobbelend (participle present)
gehobbeld (participle past)

From hobben (“to hobble, move back and forth”) + -elen; compare English hobble. Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, and thus often linked to other similar, likely ultimately onomatopoeic words such as huppen, hoppen (“to hop”), huppelen and hompelen.


slurpen

slurpen (infinitive)
slurpen (gerund neuter)
slurp (first-person present singular)
slurpte (first-person past singular)
slurpt (present second-person singular)
slurp (present second-person singular)
slurpte (past second-person singular)
slurpt (formal present second-person singular)
slurpte (formal past second-person singular)
slurpt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
slurpt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
slurpte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
slurpte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
slurpt (present singular third-person)
slurpte (past singular third-person)
slurpen (plural present)
slurpten (past plural)
slurpe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
slurpte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
slurpen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
slurpten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
slurp (imperative present singular)
slurpt (archaic imperative plural present)
slurpend (participle present)
geslurpt (participle past)
slurven (alternative)

Onomatopoeic, via Middle Dutch slorpen. Cognate to English slurp, German schlurfen.


kajieten

(Belgium) to whine like a dog or other canine species


mokkel

nl-noun

mokkel n or f (plural mokkels, diminutive mokkeltje n)

mokkels (plural)
mokkeltje (diminutive neuter)

Related with Luxembourgish mockeleg (“plump”), German muckelig (“cozy, pleasantly warm or soft”). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from dialectal mocke (“slut, babe”), which could be a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus (“swine, pig”), or related to mok (“mug, large cup”), with the original sense of "roundish object."

cog

(derogatory, offensive, Netherlands) slut


neuriën

neuriën (infinitive)
neuriën (gerund neuter)
neurie (first-person present singular)
neuriede (first-person past singular)
neuriet (present second-person singular)
neurie (present second-person singular)
neuriede (past second-person singular)
neuriet (formal present second-person singular)
neuriede (formal past second-person singular)
neuriet (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
neuriet (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
neuriede (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
neuriede (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
neuriet (present singular third-person)
neuriede (past singular third-person)
neuriën (plural present)
neurieden (past plural)
neurië (archaic present singular subjunctive)
neuriede (archaic past singular subjunctive)
neuriën (archaic plural present subjunctive)
neurieden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
neurie (imperative present singular)
neuriet (archaic imperative plural present)
neuriënd (participle present)
geneuried (participle past)

Afrikaans: neurie

(intransitive, transitive) to hum (a melody)


deppen

deppen (infinitive)
deppen (gerund neuter)
dep (first-person present singular)
depte (first-person past singular)
dept (present second-person singular)
dep (present second-person singular)
depte (past second-person singular)
dept (formal present second-person singular)
depte (formal past second-person singular)
dept (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
dept (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
depte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
depte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
dept (present singular third-person)
depte (past singular third-person)
deppen (plural present)
depten (past plural)
deppe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
depte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
deppen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
depten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
dep (imperative present singular)
dept (archaic imperative plural present)
deppend (participle present)
gedept (participle past)

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare earlier dappen, dabben, and English dab.

(transitive) to dab (press lightly repeatedly with a soft object)


hatsjoe

achoo; onomatopoeia for the sound of sneezing.


kloek

nl-noun

kloek f (plural kloeken, diminutive kloekje n)

kloeken (plural)
kloekje (diminutive neuter)

a brooding hen (female chicken) or mother hen


hatsjie

Berbice Creole Dutch: hetjé


ritssluiting

ritssluiting f (plural ritssluitingen, diminutive ritssluitinkje n)

ritssluitingen (plural)
ritssluitinkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Javanese: ritslèting

→ Indonesian: ritsleting, resleting

Compound of rits (onomatopoeia) + sluiting.

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeia


labbekak

nl-noun

labbekak m (plural labbekakken, diminutive labbekakje n)

labbekakken (plural)
labbekakje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of labben (“to chat, to babble, to gossip (imitative)”) + -e- + kak. The meaning of the second word is somewhat uncertain, it could mean “shit, crap” or it could be a variant of kaak (“jaw”).

onomatopoeic

imitative

compound

(derogatory) a weak, faint-hearted, effete or cowardly man


flappen

flappen (infinitive)
flappen (gerund neuter)
flap (first-person present singular)
flapte (first-person past singular)
flapt (present second-person singular)
flap (present second-person singular)
flapte (past second-person singular)
flapt (formal present second-person singular)
flapte (formal past second-person singular)
flapt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
flapt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
flapte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
flapte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
flapt (present singular third-person)
flapte (past singular third-person)
flappen (plural present)
flapten (past plural)
flappe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
flapte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
flappen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
flapten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
flap (imperative present singular)
flapt (archaic imperative plural present)
flappend (participle present)
geflapt (participle past)

(intransitive) to flap, make a flapping movement or sound


kakelen

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

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeia

(intransitive) to cackle; to make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does


wielewaal

nl-noun

wielewaal m (plural wielewalen, diminutive wielewaaltje n)

wielewalen (plural)
wielewaaltje (diminutive neuter)
wiedewaal (alternative dialectal)

From older wiedewaal by assimilation of -d- to -l-, from Middle Dutch wedewale. The first part, wede- probably stems from Proto-West Germanic *widu (“wood, forest”), whereas -wale could be onomatopoeic.

der

Oriolus oriolus
Oriolus oriolus#Translingual


oek

Oek oek ak!

ook (onomatopoeia for the cry of a monkey)


gruwen

gruwen (infinitive)
gruwen (gerund neuter)
gruw (first-person present singular)
gruwde (first-person past singular)
gruwt (present second-person singular)
gruw (present second-person singular)
gruwde (past second-person singular)
gruwt (formal present second-person singular)
gruwde (formal past second-person singular)
gruwt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
gruwt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
gruwde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
gruwde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
gruwt (present singular third-person)
gruwde (past singular third-person)
gruwen (plural present)
gruwden (past plural)
gruwe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
gruwde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
gruwen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
gruwden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
gruw (imperative present singular)
gruwt (archaic imperative plural present)
gruwend (participle present)
gegruwd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch grûwen, grouwen, from Proto-Germanic *grūwijaną, with cognates in Middle High German and Old High German, but further origin unclear; perhaps ultimately an imitative derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”), or instead from *gʰer- (“to rub, stroke, grind”).

onomatopoeic

imitative

der

Als er iets is waarvan ik gruw, dan is het zijn zelfvoldaanheid.

If there is one thing I loathe, it’s his smugness.


flateren

flateren (infinitive)
flateren (gerund neuter)
flater (first-person present singular)
flaterde (first-person past singular)
flatert (present second-person singular)
flater (present second-person singular)
flaterde (past second-person singular)
flatert (formal present second-person singular)
flaterde (formal past second-person singular)
flatert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
flatert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
flaterde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
flaterde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
flatert (present singular third-person)
flaterde (past singular third-person)
flateren (plural present)
flaterden (past plural)
flatere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
flaterde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
flateren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
flaterden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
flater (imperative present singular)
flatert (archaic imperative plural present)
flaterend (participle present)
geflaterd (participle past)
flatteren (alternative)

Onomatopoeic. The sense to blunder was back-formed from flater, itself derives from flateren in the older sense.

(intransitive) to blabber, to ramble, to chit-chat

(intransitive) to blunder, to commit an embarrassing error


mekkeren

mekkeren (infinitive)
mekkeren (gerund neuter)
mekker (first-person present singular)
mekkerde (first-person past singular)
mekkert (present second-person singular)
mekker (present second-person singular)
mekkerde (past second-person singular)
mekkert (formal present second-person singular)
mekkerde (formal past second-person singular)
mekkert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
mekkert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
mekkerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
mekkerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
mekkert (present singular third-person)
mekkerde (past singular third-person)
mekkeren (plural present)
mekkerden (past plural)
mekkere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
mekkerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
mekkeren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
mekkerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
mekker (imperative present singular)
mekkert (archaic imperative plural present)
mekkerend (participle present)
gemekkerd (participle past)


snateren

snateren (infinitive)
snateren (gerund neuter)
snater (first-person present singular)
snaterde (first-person past singular)
snatert (present second-person singular)
snater (present second-person singular)
snaterde (past second-person singular)
snatert (formal present second-person singular)
snaterde (formal past second-person singular)
snatert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
snatert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
snaterde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
snaterde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
snatert (present singular third-person)
snaterde (past singular third-person)
snateren (plural present)
snaterden (past plural)
snatere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
snaterde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
snateren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
snaterden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
snater (imperative present singular)
snatert (archaic imperative plural present)
snaterend (participle present)
gesnaterd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch snateren; ultimately an onomatopoeic formation with the suffix -eren. Cognate with German schnattern.


karekiet

nl-noun

karekiet m (plural karekieten, diminutive karekietje n)

karekieten (plural)
karekietje (diminutive neuter)

Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Acrocephalus scirpaceus#Translingual

any reed warbler (any bird of the genus Acrocephalus; not necessarily Acrocephalus scirpaceus)


griel

griel m (plural grielen, diminutive grieltje n)

grielen (plural)
grieltje (diminutive neuter)

Eurasian stone-curlew
Eurasian stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus
Burhinus oedicnemus#Translingual

Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)


kwezelen

kwezelen (infinitive)
kwezelen (gerund neuter)
kwezel (first-person present singular)
kwezelde (first-person past singular)
kwezelt (present second-person singular)
kwezel (present second-person singular)
kwezelde (past second-person singular)
kwezelt (formal present second-person singular)
kwezelde (formal past second-person singular)
kwezelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
kwezelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kwezelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kwezelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
kwezelt (present singular third-person)
kwezelde (past singular third-person)
kwezelen (plural present)
kwezelden (past plural)
kwezele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kwezelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
kwezelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
kwezelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
kwezel (imperative present singular)
kwezelt (archaic imperative plural present)
kwezelend (participle present)
gekwezeld (participle past)

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare Middle Dutch queteren.

(intransitive) to act, in particular to talk, in a way considered overly devout

(intransitive) to talk nonsense, to say meaningless things


sukkelen

sukkelen (infinitive)
sukkelen (gerund neuter)
sukkel (first-person present singular)
sukkelde (first-person past singular)
sukkelt (present second-person singular)
sukkel (present second-person singular)
sukkelde (past second-person singular)
sukkelt (formal present second-person singular)
sukkelde (formal past second-person singular)
sukkelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
sukkelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
sukkelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
sukkelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
sukkelt (present singular third-person)
sukkelde (past singular third-person)
sukkelen (plural present)
sukkelden (past plural)
sukkele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
sukkelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
sukkelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
sukkelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
sukkel (imperative present singular)
sukkelt (archaic imperative plural present)
sukkelend (participle present)
gesukkeld (participle past)

Unclear, perhaps onomatopoeic, perhaps related to ziek (“ill”).

Hij sukkelt al lang met zijn gezondheid.

He has been struggling with his health for a long time.

Na jarenlang sukkelen lijkt een succesvolle afronding van het project nu dan toch in zicht.

After years of struggling, a successful completion of the project now seems to be in sight.

(intransitive) to struggle (with poor health or physical infirmity, or with making progress with a task or project)


riedel

riedel m (plural riedels, diminutive riedeltje n)

riedels (plural)
riedeltje (diminutive neuter)

(music) motif, short jingle, recurring sequence of notes

Dat riedeltje gaat er bij mij niet meer in.

(figuratively) an oft-repeated explanation or phrase


tjilpen

tjilpen (infinitive)
tjilpen (gerund neuter)
tjilp (first-person present singular)
tjilpte (first-person past singular)
tjilpt (present second-person singular)
tjilp (present second-person singular)
tjilpte (past second-person singular)
tjilpt (formal present second-person singular)
tjilpte (formal past second-person singular)
tjilpt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
tjilpt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
tjilpte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
tjilpte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
tjilpt (present singular third-person)
tjilpte (past singular third-person)
tjilpen (plural present)
tjilpten (past plural)
tjilpe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
tjilpte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
tjilpen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
tjilpten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
tjilp (imperative present singular)
tjilpt (archaic imperative plural present)
tjilpend (participle present)
getjilpt (participle past)
tjirpen (alternative)
tsjilpen (alternative)
tsjirpen (alternative)
sjilpen (alternative)
sjirpen (alternative)
tjiepen (alternative)


boemboemmuziek

From boem (“boom”) + boem (“boom”) + muziek (“music”), referring onomatopoeically to the sound of a bassline.

compound

(humorous) music with heavy bass, particularly genres such as techno, house or gabber


kaboem

Onomatopoeic, perhaps from English kaboom.

kaboom (sound of an explosion or other loud noise)