bimmeln
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German bimmeln, of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪməln/, [ˈbɪməln], [ˈbɪml̩n]
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Verb
bimmeln (weak, third-person singular present bimmelt, past tense bimmelte, past participle gebimmelt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
Conjugation of bimmeln (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | bimmeln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bimmelnd | ||||
| past participle | gebimmelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich bimmle ich bimmele ich bimmel |
wir bimmeln | i | ich bimmele ich bimmle |
wir bimmeln |
| du bimmelst | ihr bimmelt | du bimmelest du bimmlest |
ihr bimmelet ihr bimmlet | ||
| er bimmelt | sie bimmeln | er bimmele er bimmle |
sie bimmeln | ||
| preterite | ich bimmelte | wir bimmelten | ii | ich bimmelte1 | wir bimmelten1 |
| du bimmeltest | ihr bimmeltet | du bimmeltest1 | ihr bimmeltet1 | ||
| er bimmelte | sie bimmelten | er bimmelte1 | sie bimmelten1 | ||
| imperative | bimmle (du) bimmel (du) bimmele (du) |
bimmelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of bimmeln (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- Bimmelbahn
- Gebimmel
Further reading
- “bimmeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bimmeln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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