pingelen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪ.ŋə.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: pin‧ge‧len

Etymology 1

Possibly from West Frisian pingel (“small item”), or ping(-ping) (“money”); if so, cognate with pinkelen (“pinch”) (English pinch) and pimpel (“small glass”), also "blue tit."

Verb

pingelen

1. (intransitive) to wrangle, to try to get a better price.

   Synonyms: afdingen, sjacheren, makelen, marchanderen

2. (obsolete, intransitive) to do fine needlework

Inflection

Conjugation of pingelen (weak)
infinitive	pingelen
past singular	pingelde
past participle	gepingeld
infinitive	pingelen
gerund	pingelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	pingel	pingelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	pingelt	pingelde
2nd person sing. (u)	pingelt	pingelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	pingelt	pingelde
3rd person singular	pingelt	pingelde
plural	pingelen	pingelden
subjunctive sing.1	pingele	pingelde
subjunctive plur.1	pingelen	pingelden
imperative sing.	pingel
imperative plur.1	pingelt
participles	pingelend	gepingeld
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Related to bengel, bengelen.

Verb

pingelen

1. (intransitive, derogatory, of bells) to ring, to resound like a bell.
2. (intransitive, derogatory) to play music (with the implication of poor quality).
3. (intransitive, of engines) to knock, to misfire.

Inflection

Conjugation of pingelen (weak)
infinitive	pingelen
past singular	pingelde
past participle	gepingeld
infinitive	pingelen
gerund	pingelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	pingel	pingelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	pingelt	pingelde
2nd person sing. (u)	pingelt	pingelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	pingelt	pingelde
3rd person singular	pingelt	pingelde
plural	pingelen	pingelden
subjunctive sing.1	pingele	pingelde
subjunctive plur.1	pingelen	pingelden
imperative sing.	pingel
imperative plur.1	pingelt
participles	pingelend	gepingeld
1) Archaic.

References

• eBank - pingelen