cloppen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *cloppōn, probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with German klopfen and kloppen.

Verb

cloppen

1. to knock, to hit
2. to knock (on a door)

Inflection

Conjugation of cloppen (weak)

infinitive	base form	cloppen
	genitive	cloppens
	dative	cloppene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		cloppe	—		cloppe	—
2nd person singular		clops, cloppes	—		clops, cloppes	—
3rd person singular		clopt, cloppet	—		cloppe	—
1st person plural		cloppen	—		cloppen	—
2nd person plural		clopt, cloppet	—		clopt, cloppet	—
3rd person plural		cloppen	—		cloppen	—
		imperative
singular		clop, cloppe
plural		clopt, cloppet
		present	past
participle		cloppende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: kloppen
• Limburgish: klóppe

Further reading

• “cloppen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “cloppen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN