zabbelen

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

  • zappelen

Etymology

From Middle High German zabelen, zapelen, from Old High German zabulōn. Cognate with German zappeln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɑbələn/

Verb

zabbelen (third-person singular present zabbelt, past participle gezabbelt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to fidget, to wriggle, to writhe

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive zabbelen
participle gezabbelt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular zabbelen
2nd singular zabbels zabbel
3rd singular zabbelt
1st plural zabbelen
2nd plural zabbelt zabbelt
3rd plural zabbelen

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms