"knabbelen" meaning in Dutch

See knabbelen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈknɑ.bə.lə(n)/ Audio: Nl-knabbelen.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑbələn Etymology: Compare German knabbern (“to nibble”). Both could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (“to press”), or imitative. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|knabbern||to nibble}} German knabbern (“to nibble”), {{der|nl|ine-pro|*gnet-||to press}} Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (“to press”), {{onomatopoeic|nl|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{nl-verb}} knabbelen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|knabbel}} Forms: weak [table-tags], knabbelen [infinitive], knabbelen [gerund, neuter], knabbel [first-person, present, singular], knabbelde [first-person, past, singular], knabbelt [present, second-person, singular], knabbel [present, second-person, singular], knabbelde [past, second-person, singular], knabbelt [formal, present, second-person, singular], knabbelde [formal, past, second-person, singular], knabbelt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], knabbelt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], knabbelde [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], knabbelde [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], knabbelt [present, singular, third-person], knabbelde [past, singular, third-person], knabbelen [plural, present], knabbelden [past, plural], knabbele [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], knabbelde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], knabbelen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], knabbelden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], knabbel [imperative, present, singular], knabbelt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], knabbelend [participle, present], geknabbeld [participle, past]
  1. (intransitive) to nibble Tags: intransitive Derived forms: geknabbel, knabbel, knabbelaar, knibbelen
    Sense id: en-knabbelen-nl-verb-1RhzZ-34 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "knabbern",
      "knabbern#German"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gnet-"
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbel",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbel",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
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        "formal",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "colloquial",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbel",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "knabbelend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geknabbeld",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "knabbelen",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
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      "parts": [
        "knab",
        "be",
        "len"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "knabbel"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "word": "geknabbel"
        },
        {
          "word": "knabbel"
        },
        {
          "word": "knabbelaar"
        },
        {
          "word": "knibbelen"
        }
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              12,
              21
            ]
          ],
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            [
              13,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The squirrel was nibbling on a nut.",
          "text": "De eekhoorn knabbelde op een nootje.",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-knabbelen-nl-verb-1RhzZ-34",
      "links": [
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          "nibble"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to nibble"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈknɑ.bə.lə(n)/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f0/Nl-knabbelen.ogg/Nl-knabbelen.ogg.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑbələn"
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    {
      "word": "geknabbel"
    },
    {
      "word": "knabbel"
    },
    {
      "word": "knabbelaar"
    },
    {
      "word": "knibbelen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "knabbern",
      "knabbern#German"
    ],
    [
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gnet-"
    ]
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        "3": "",
        "4": "to nibble"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to press"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "neuter"
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    },
    {
      "form": "knabbel",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbel",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
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        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "knabbel",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knabbelend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geknabbeld",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "knabbelen",
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    {
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        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
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        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Dutch verbs",
        "Dutch weak verbs",
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        "Pages with entries",
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              21
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          ],
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              13,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The squirrel was nibbling on a nut.",
          "text": "De eekhoorn knabbelde op een nootje.",
          "translation": "The squirrel was nibbling on a nut.",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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        "to nibble"
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      ],
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        "(intransitive) to nibble"
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        "intransitive"
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    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɑbələn"
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  ],
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}

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