giechelen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- gichelen, giegelen, giggelen
- ghichelen (obsolete)
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
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Inflection
| Inflection 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 | 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. | ||||
Derived terms
- gegiechel
- giechel
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