bakkeleien

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • bakkelaaien (archaic, dialectal)
  • bakkelaayen (obsolete)
  • bakkeleijen (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ambonese Malay bakalai, from Malay berkelahi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɑkəˈlɛi̯ə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: bak‧ke‧lei‧en
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən

Verb

bakkeleien

  1. (intransitive) to quarrel, to argue, to fight [+ over (about/over)] [from 18th c.]
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to fight, to brawl (to engage in physical combat) [late 17th–20th c.]

Inflection
Inflection of bakkeleien (weak)
infinitive bakkeleien
past singular bakkeleide
past participle gebakkeleid
infinitive bakkeleien
gerund bakkeleien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bakkeleibakkeleide
2nd person sing. (jij) bakkeleitbakkeleide
2nd person sing. (u) bakkeleitbakkeleide
2nd person sing. (gij) bakkeleitbakkeleide
3rd person singular bakkeleitbakkeleide
plural bakkeleienbakkeleiden
subjunctive sing.1 bakkeleiebakkeleide
subjunctive plur.1 bakkeleienbakkeleiden
imperative sing. bakkelei
imperative plur.1 bakkeleit
participles bakkeleiendgebakkeleid
1) Archaic.

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: baklei
  • → West Frisian: bakkeleie
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