tegelwippen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tegel (“tile”) + wippen (“to flip over”). Popularized in the early 2020s.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
tegelwippen
- to remove tiles (in one's backyard or elsewhere) and replace them with greenery, so as to increase biodiversity, facilitate water infiltration in the soil, and mitigate heat
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of tegelwippen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | tegelwippen | |||
past singular | tegelwipte | |||
past participle | getegelwipt | |||
infinitive | tegelwippen | |||
gerund | tegelwippen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | tegelwip | tegelwipte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | tegelwipt | tegelwipte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | tegelwipt | tegelwipte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | tegelwipt | tegelwipte | ||
3rd person singular | tegelwipt | tegelwipte | ||
plural | tegelwippen | tegelwipten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tegelwippe | tegelwipte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | tegelwippen | tegelwipten | ||
imperative sing. | tegelwip | |||
imperative plur.1 | tegelwipt | |||
participles | tegelwippend | getegelwipt | ||
1) Archaic. |