gabberen

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Frequentative of gabben (compare Swedish begabba (to mock)), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German gabben (to joke, make fun of), from Proto-Germanic *gappon-, *gabbōn- (to joke), probably related to the root of gapen (to gape).[1]

Verb

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gabberen

  1. (intransitive) to laugh maliciously
  2. (intransitive) to gobble like a turkey
Inflection
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Conjugation of gabberen (weak)
infinitive gabberen
past singular gabberde
past participle gegabberd
infinitive gabberen
gerund gabberen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular gabber gabberde
2nd person sing. (jij) gabbert gabberde
2nd person sing. (u) gabbert gabberde
2nd person sing. (gij) gabbert gabberde
3rd person singular gabbert gabberde
plural gabberen gabberden
subjunctive sing.1 gabbere gabberde
subjunctive plur.1 gabberen gabberden
imperative sing. gabber
imperative plur.1 gabbert
participles gabberend gegabberd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

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From gabber.

Verb

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gabberen

  1. (intransitive) to dance on hardcore house music
    Synonym: hakken
Inflection
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Conjugation of gabberen (weak)
infinitive gabberen
past singular gabberde
past participle gegabberd
infinitive gabberen
gerund gabberen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular gabber gabberde
2nd person sing. (jij) gabbert gabberde
2nd person sing. (u) gabbert gabberde
2nd person sing. (gij) gabbert gabberde
3rd person singular gabbert gabberde
plural gabberen gabberden
subjunctive sing.1 gabbere gabberde
subjunctive plur.1 gabberen gabberden
imperative sing. gabber
imperative plur.1 gabbert
participles gabberend gegabberd
1) Archaic.

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “gappon”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169