praten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch praten, further etymology unknown. Cognates are found only in Middle Low German praten. English prate, prattle and the various Scandinavian verbs were borrowed from these two languages.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpraːtə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: pra‧ten
- Rhymes: -aːtən
Inflection
| Inflection of praten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | praten | |||
| past singular | praatte | |||
| past participle | gepraat | |||
| infinitive | praten | |||
| gerund | praten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | praat | praatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | praat | praatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | praat | praatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | praat | praatte | ||
| 3rd person singular | praat | praatte | ||
| plural | praten | praatten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | prate | praatte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | praten | praatten | ||
| imperative sing. | praat | |||
| imperative plur.1 | praat | |||
| participles | pratend | gepraat | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- aaneenpraten
- aanpraten
- bepraten
- bijpraten
- doorpraten
- goedpraten
- inpraten
- klempraten
- krompraten
- lospraten
- meepraten
- napraten
- ompraten
- praat
- praatavond
- praatbarak
- praatcafé
- praatgraag
- praatgroep
- praatlustig
- praatpaal
- praatprogramma
- praatsessie
- praatshow
- praatziek
- praatzucht
- uitpraten
- vastpraten
- verpraten
- voorbijpraten
- wegpraten
Descendants
See also
- English: prattle
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
- prate, preten
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Dutch praten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpraːtən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of praten (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) praten, prate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | prate | prated | |
| 2nd-person singular | pratest | pratedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | prateth | prated | |
| subjunctive singular | prate | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | praten, prate | prateden, pratede | |
| imperative plural | prateth, prate | — | |
| participles | pratynge, pratende | prated, yprated | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “prāten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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