giechelen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • gichelen, giegelen, giggelen
  • ghichelen (obsolete)

Etymology

Origin obscure. Likely from Middle Dutch gijgen (“to pant, wheeze, giggle”) +‎ -elen. Compare German Low German giechelen (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), Middle High German gickelen (“to ridicule, mock”), Old High German kichezzen (“to laugh”), German gicksen (“to shriek, shrill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣi.xə.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: gie‧che‧len

Verb

giechelen

  1. to giggle

Inflection
Inflection of giechelen (weak)
infinitive giechelen
past singular giechelde
past participle gegiecheld
infinitive giechelen
gerund giechelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular giechelgiechelde
2nd person sing. (jij) giecheltgiechelde
2nd person sing. (u) giecheltgiechelde
2nd person sing. (gij) giecheltgiechelde
3rd person singular giecheltgiechelde
plural giechelengiechelden
subjunctive sing.1 giechelegiechelde
subjunctive plur.1 giechelengiechelden
imperative sing. giechel
imperative plur.1 giechelt
participles giechelendgegiecheld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms
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