lullen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʏlə(n)/
• Rhymes: -ʏlən

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root), presumably an onomatopoeia. Cognate with Latin lāmentum, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).

Verb

lullen

1. (transitive) To talk/tell nonsense
2. (transitive) To mumble
3. (intransitive) To be occupied uttering one of the above noises
4. (intransitive) To loiter, waste time, hang around unproductively
5. (intransitive) To be weak / useless

Inflection

Conjugation of lullen (weak)
infinitive	lullen
past singular	lulde
past participle	geluld
infinitive	lullen
gerund	lullen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	lul	lulde
2nd person sing. (jij)	lult	lulde
2nd person sing. (u)	lult	lulde
2nd person sing. (gij)	lult	lulde
3rd person singular	lult	lulde
plural	lullen	lulden
subjunctive sing.1	lulle	lulde
subjunctive plur.1	lullen	lulden
imperative sing.	lul
imperative plur.1	lult
participles	lullend	geluld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• gelul
• lullificatie
• niet lullen maar poetsen

 

Etymology 2

Noun

lullen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of lul

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German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root). Cognate with Latin lāmentum, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʊln̩/, /ˈlʊlən/

Verb

1. To lull

Further reading

• “lullen” in Duden online