zabben

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sabben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑbə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zab‧ben
• Rhymes: -ɑbən

Verb

zabben

1. (intransitive, northern, eastern) to suck

   Synonym: zuigen

2. (intransitive, obsolete) to French kiss

   Synonyms: tongen, tongzoenen

Inflection

Conjugation of zabben (weak)
infinitive	zabben
past singular	zabde
past participle	gezabd
infinitive	zabben
gerund	zabben n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zab	zabde
2nd person sing. (jij)	zabt, zab2	zabde
2nd person sing. (u)	zabt	zabde
2nd person sing. (gij)	zabt	zabde
3rd person singular	zabt	zabde
plural	zabben	zabden
subjunctive sing.1	zabbe	zabde
subjunctive plur.1	zabben	zabden
imperative sing.	zab
imperative plur.1	zabt
participles	zabbend	gezabd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• sabbelen