rochelen

Dutch

Etymology

Cognate of German röcheln. Ultimately onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.xə.lə(n)/
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Verb

rochelen

  1. (intransitive) to make a rasping, phlegmish or gurgling sound with one's throat; to croak

Conjugation

Conjugation of rochelen (weak)
infinitive rochelen
past singular rochelde
past participle gerocheld
infinitive rochelen
gerund rochelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rochel rochelde
2nd person sing. (jij) rochelt, rochel2 rochelde
2nd person sing. (u) rochelt rochelde
2nd person sing. (gij) rochelt rochelde
3rd person singular rochelt rochelde
plural rochelen rochelden
subjunctive sing.1 rochele rochelde
subjunctive plur.1 rochelen rochelden
imperative sing. rochel
imperative plur.1 rochelt
participles rochelend gerocheld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

  • gerochel

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rochelen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute