See babble on Wiktionary
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"word": "gaworzyć" }, { "_dis1": "50 22 5 7 11 5", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "balbuciar" }, { "_dis1": "50 22 5 7 11 5", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bormotátʹ", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "бормота́ть" }, { "_dis1": "50 22 5 7 11 5", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "lepetátʹ", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "лепета́ть" }, { "_dis1": "50 22 5 7 11 5", "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "brblať" }, { "_dis1": "50 22 5 7 11 5", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "mascullar" }, { "_dis1": "50 22 5 7 11 5", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "farfullar" }, { "_dis1": "50 22 5 7 11 5", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "bazíkaty", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], 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"lang": "Russian", "roman": "bormotátʹ", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "бормота́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "lepetátʹ", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "лепета́ть" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "brblať" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "mascullar" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "farfullar" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "bazíkaty", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "базі́кати" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "halamáhaty", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "галама́гати" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "bi bô" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to utter words indistinctly", "word": "bập bẹ" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "vrøvle" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "bavle" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "höpöttää" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "barballar" }, { "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "phluaréō", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "φλυαρέω" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "blaterare" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "blaterō" }, { "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "vāvuļot" }, { "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "babaliuoti" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "nanunanu" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "word": "whakahāhā" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "burmotíty", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "бурмоті́ти" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "burmotáty", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "бурмота́ти" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "burkotáty", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "буркота́ти" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "burkotíty", "sense": "to talk incoherently", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "буркоті́ти" }, { "code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "bilordiar" }, { "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "çərənləmək" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "bǎrborja", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "бърборя" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "sludre" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "plapre" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "vrøvle" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "ævle" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "kletsen" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "babbelen" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "pulista" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "lörpötellä" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "bavarder" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "papoter" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "caqueter" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "jaboter" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "jacasser" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to 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"word": "babla" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "masa" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "þvæla" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "vera með heimskuhjal" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "tala of mikið" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "mala" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "blaðra" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "kjafta frá" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "fleipra út úr sér" }, { "code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "törissä" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "chiacchierare" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "ciarlare" }, { "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "jaejal georida", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "재잘거리다" }, { "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "pļāpāt" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "kapekapetau" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "kapetau" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "bable" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "plapre" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "paplać" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "balbuciar" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "boltátʹ", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "болта́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "trepátʹsja", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "трепа́ться" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to talk much", "word": "charlar" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to talk much", "word": 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"2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*bablōn" }, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bablōn", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*babalōną", "4": "", "5": "to chatter" }, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *babalōną (“to chatter”)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*bʰa-bʰa-" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰa-bʰa-", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "ine-pro", "2": "*bʰeh₂-", "3": "", "4": "to say" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*baba-", "4": "", "5": "to talk vaguely, mumble" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *baba- (“to talk vaguely, mumble”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "nocap": "1" }, "expansion": "onomatopoeic", "name": "onomatopoeic" }, { "args": { "1": "stq", "2": "babbelje", "t": "to babble" }, "expansion": "Saterland Frisian babbelje (“to babble”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "fy", "2": "babbelje", "t": "to babble" }, "expansion": "West Frisian babbelje (“to babble”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "nl", "2": "babbelen", "t": "to babble, chat" }, "expansion": "Dutch babbelen (“to babble, chat”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "nds-de", "2": "babbeln", "t": "to babble" }, "expansion": "German Low German babbeln (“to babble”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "babbeln", "t": "to babble" }, "expansion": "German babbeln (“to babble”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "da", "2": "bable" }, "expansion": "Danish bable", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "babbla", "t": "to babble" }, "expansion": "Swedish babbla (“to babble”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "is", "2": "babla", "t": "to babble" }, "expansion": "Icelandic babla (“to babble”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English babelen, from Old English *bæblian, also wæflian (“to talk foolishly”), from Proto-West Germanic *bablōn, *wablōn, variants of *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic *babalōną (“to chatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰa-bʰa-, perhaps a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say”), or a variant of Proto-Indo-European *baba- (“to talk vaguely, mumble”), or a merger of the two, possibly ultimately onomatopoeic/mimicry of infantile sounds (compare babe, baby).\nCognate with Saterland Frisian babbelje (“to babble”), West Frisian babbelje (“to babble”), Dutch babbelen (“to babble, chat”), German Low German babbeln (“to babble”), German babbeln (“to babble”), Danish bable, bavle (“to babble”), Swedish babbla (“to babble”), Icelandic babla (“to babble”). Unrelated to Babel.", "forms": [ { "form": "babbles", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "-", "2": "s" }, "expansion": "babble (usually uncountable, plural babbles)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "hyponyms": [ { "word": "astrobabble" }, { "word": "bizbabble" }, { "word": "econobabble" }, { "word": "edu-babble" }, { "word": "neurobabble" }, { "word": "niggerbabble" }, { "word": "psychobabble" }, { "word": "sociobabble" }, { "word": "technobabble" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "related": [ { "word": "babblement" }, { "word": "babblery" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations" ], "examples": [ { "english": "Comus", "ref": "1634 October 9 (first performance), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC, line 823:", "text": "This is mere moral babble.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "Idle talk; senseless prattle" ], "links": [ [ "Idle", "idle" ], [ "senseless", "senseless" ], [ "prattle", "prattle" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "gabble" }, { "word": "twaddle" } ], "tags": [ "uncountable", "usually" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1871, Charles Darwin, “Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals”, in The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, Part I (On the Descent of Man), page 55:", "text": "[M]an has an instinctive tendency to speak, as we see in the babble of our young children; whilst no child has an instinctive tendency to brew, bake, or write.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur." ], "links": [ [ "Inarticulate", "inarticulate" ], [ "speech", "speech" ], [ "murmur", "murmur" ] ], "tags": [ "uncountable", "usually" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “Mariana in the South”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 23:", "text": "[T]he babble of the stream / Fell, and without the steady glare / Shrank the sick olive sere and small.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions." ], "links": [ [ "water", "water" ] ], "tags": [ "uncountable", "usually" ] } ], "sounds": 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"word": "閑話" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "xiánhuà", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "闲话" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "pladder" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "bavl" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "prietpraat" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "pulina" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "lörpöttely" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "höpötys" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "babillage" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "bavardage" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ṭiṭini", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "ტიტინი" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ṭiḳṭiḳi", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "ტიკტიკი" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "buṭbuṭi", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "ბუტბუტი" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "luɣluɣi", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "ლუღლუღი" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "q̇bedoba", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "ყბედობა" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "enis ṭarṭari", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "ენის ტარტარი" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Geplapper" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "babl" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "óskýrt tal" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "heimskulegt þvaður" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "mas" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "ciancia" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "darâyidan", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "دراییدن" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "yâve goftan", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "یاوه گفتن" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "bełkot" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "paplanie" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "balbuciação" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "papo" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "boltovnjá", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "болтовня́" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "trjop", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "трёп" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "charla" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "parloteo" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "babbel" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "idle talk", "word": "pladder" }, { "code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "ployderay", "sense": "idle talk", "tags": [ "feminine", "neuter" ], "word": "פּלוידערײַ" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "brǎštolevene", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "word": "бръщолевене" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "mumlen" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "pludren" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "word": "brabbelen" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "word": "murmelen" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "word": "pulina" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "jargon" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "charabia" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "galimatias" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "luɣluɣi", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "word": "ლუღლუღი" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "buṭbuṭi", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "word": "ბუტბუტი" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Brabbeln" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Murmeln" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "babl" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "óskýrt tal" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "heimskulegt þvaður" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "mas" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "word": "balbettio" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "nârasâ guyi", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "word": "نارسا گویی" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "gwar" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "gaworzenie" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "balbuciação" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bormotánije", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "бормота́ние" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "of children", "roman": "lépet", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ле́пет" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "jerigonza" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "balbuceo" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "inarticulate speech", "word": "babbel" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "romon", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "word": "ромон" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "romolene", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "word": "ромолене" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "pludren" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "word": "solina" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "babil" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "murmure" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "word": "csobogás" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "niður" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "vatnsniður" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "word": "gorgoglio" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "word": "hīwawā" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "szmer" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "murmúrio" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "žurčánije", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "журча́ние" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "gorjeo" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "the sound of flowing water", "word": "lao xao" } ], "word": "babble" } { "categories": [ "German entries with incorrect language header", "German non-lemma forms", "German verb forms", "Pages with 2 entries", "Pages with entries" ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "verb form" }, "expansion": "babble", "name": "head" } ], "lang": "German", "lang_code": "de", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "form_of": [ { "word": "babbeln" } ], "glosses": [ "inflection of babbeln:", "first-person singular present" ], "links": [ [ "babbeln", "babbeln#German" ] ], "tags": [ "first-person", "form-of", "present", "singular" ] }, { "form_of": [ { "word": "babbeln" } ], "glosses": [ "inflection of babbeln:", "first/third-person singular subjunctive I" ], "links": [ [ "babbeln", "babbeln#German" ] ], "tags": [ "first-person", "form-of", "singular", "subjunctive-i", "third-person" ] }, { "form_of": [ { "word": "babbeln" } ], "glosses": [ "inflection of babbeln:", "singular imperative" ], "links": [ [ "babbeln", "babbeln#German" ] ], "tags": [ "form-of", "imperative", "singular" ] } ], "word": "babble" }
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