schimpen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schimpen, from Old Dutch *skimpen, from Proto-West Germanic *skimpijan, from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɪmpə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪmpən

Verb

schimpen

  1. (intransitive) to abuse verbally, to be abusive
  2. (intransitive) to verbally attack, to swear at, to scold [+ op (object)]
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) to mock, to be mocking

Inflection
Inflection of schimpen (weak)
infinitive schimpen
past singular schimpte
past participle geschimpt
infinitive schimpen
gerund schimpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schimpschimpte
2nd person sing. (jij) schimptschimpte
2nd person sing. (u) schimptschimpte
2nd person sing. (gij) schimptschimpte
3rd person singular schimptschimpte
plural schimpenschimpten
subjunctive sing.1 schimpeschimpte
subjunctive plur.1 schimpenschimpten
imperative sing. schimp
imperative plur.1 schimpt
participles schimpendgeschimpt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: skimpeer, schuimpeeret
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