tetteren
Dutch
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Compare toeteren, schetteren, kwetteren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tə.rə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtərən
Verb
tetteren
- (intransitive) to chatter loudly, gaggle, blare, repeatedly produce loud noises
- Synonym: schetteren
Conjugation
| Conjugation of tetteren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tetteren | |||
| past singular | tetterde | |||
| past participle | getetterd | |||
| infinitive | tetteren | |||
| gerund | tetteren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | tetter | tetterde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | tettert, tetter2 | tetterde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | tettert | tetterde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | tettert | tetterde | ||
| 3rd person singular | tettert | tetterde | ||
| plural | tetteren | tetterden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | tettere | tetterde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | tetteren | tetterden | ||
| imperative sing. | tetter | |||
| imperative plur.1 | tettert | |||
| participles | tetterend | getetterd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “tetteren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute