schetteren
Dutch
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, perhaps based on schateren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɛ.tə.rə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtərən
Verb
schetteren
- (intransitive) to chatter or laugh loudly, gaggle, blare, repeatedly produce loud noises
- Synonym: tetteren
Conjugation
| Conjugation of schetteren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schetteren | |||
| past singular | schetterde | |||
| past participle | geschetterd | |||
| infinitive | schetteren | |||
| gerund | schetteren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schetter | schetterde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schettert, schetter2 | schetterde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schettert | schetterde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schettert | schetterde | ||
| 3rd person singular | schettert | schetterde | ||
| plural | schetteren | schetterden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schettere | schetterde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schetteren | schetterden | ||
| imperative sing. | schetter | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schettert | |||
| participles | schetterend | geschetterd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schetteren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute