sabbeln
German
    
    Etymology
    
Related to sabbern (“to drivel, drool”).
This word entered standard German alongside sabbern from Low German [Term?]. Subsequently, the meaning of this term shifted; sabbern retains the original meaning, "drool". Compare southern Dutch zabberen, standard Dutch sabbelen. The nouns Sabber and Sabbel are also closely related.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈzabəln/
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- Hyphenation: sab‧beln
Verb
    
sabbeln (weak, third-person singular present sabbelt, past tense sabbelte, past participle gesabbelt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
    
| infinitive | sabbeln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | sabbelnd | ||||
| past participle | gesabbelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich sabble ich sabbele ich sabbel | wir sabbeln | i | ich sabbele ich sabble | wir sabbeln | 
| du sabbelst | ihr sabbelt | du sabbelest du sabblest | ihr sabbelet ihr sabblet | ||
| er sabbelt | sie sabbeln | er sabbele er sabble | sie sabbeln | ||
| preterite | ich sabbelte | wir sabbelten | ii | ich sabbelte1 | wir sabbelten1 | 
| du sabbeltest | ihr sabbeltet | du sabbeltest1 | ihr sabbeltet1 | ||
| er sabbelte | sie sabbelten | er sabbelte1 | sie sabbelten1 | ||
| imperative | sabble (du) sabbel (du) sabbele (du) | sabbelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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