bummeln
See also: Bummeln
German
Etymology
17th century, for “to swing, waver” (of the clapper of a bell), iterative formation from onomatopoeic bim-bam-bum for the sound of a bell; compare bimmeln (“to ring”). From this Low German bummeln (18th c.) in the contemporary sense. Related with baumeln (likely an alteration after Baum) and Bommel (“bobble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʊml̩n], [ˈbʊməln]
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Verb
bummeln (weak, third-person singular present bummelt, past tense bummelte, past participle gebummelt, auxiliary haben or sein)
Conjugation
| infinitive | bummeln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bummelnd | ||||
| past participle | gebummelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich bummle ich bummele ich bummel |
wir bummeln | i | ich bummele ich bummle |
wir bummeln |
| du bummelst | ihr bummelt | du bummelest du bummlest |
ihr bummelet ihr bummlet | ||
| er bummelt | sie bummeln | er bummele er bummle |
sie bummeln | ||
| preterite | ich bummelte | wir bummelten | ii | ich bummelte1 | wir bummelten1 |
| du bummeltest | ihr bummeltet | du bummeltest1 | ihr bummeltet1 | ||
| er bummelte | sie bummelten | er bummelte1 | sie bummelten1 | ||
| imperative | bummle (du) bummel (du) bummele (du) |
bummelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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