Infinitive
Gerund
en babillant
Participles
| Present | babillant |
| Past | babillié |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | babil |
| 2nd sing. | babilles |
| 3rd sing. | babille |
| 1st plur. | babillons |
| 2nd plur. | babilliez |
| 3rd plur. | babillent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | babilloie; babilleie; babilloe; babillieve |
| 2nd sing. | babilloies; babilleies; babilloes; babillieves |
| 3rd sing. | babilloit; babilleit; babillot; babillieve |
| 1st plur. | babilliiens; babilliens |
| 2nd plur. | babilliiez; babilliez |
| 3rd plur. | babilloient; babilleient; babilloent; babillievent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | babillai |
| 2nd sing. | babillas |
| 3rd sing. | babilla |
| 1st plur. | babillames |
| 2nd plur. | babillastes |
| 3rd plur. | babillierent |
Future
| 1st sing. | babillerai |
| 2nd sing. | babilleras |
| 3rd sing. | babillera |
| 1st plur. | babillerons |
| 2nd plur. | babilleroiz; babillereiz; babillerez |
| 3rd plur. | babilleront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | babilleroie; babillereie |
| 2nd sing. | babilleroies; babillereies |
| 3rd sing. | babilleroit; babillereit |
| 1st plur. | babilleriiens; babilleriens |
| 2nd plur. | babilleriiez; babilleriez |
| 3rd plur. | babilleroient; babillereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | babil |
| 2nd sing. | babiz |
| 3rd sing. | babit |
| 1st plur. | babillons |
| 2nd plur. | babilliez |
| 3rd plur. | babillent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | babillasse |
| 2nd sing. | babillasses |
| 3rd sing. | babillast |
| 1st plur. | babillissons; babillissiens |
| 2nd plur. | babillissoiz; babillissez; babillissiez |
| 3rd plur. | babillassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | babille |
| 1st plur. | babillons |
| 2nd plur. | babilliez |
Etymology
1. From a root *bab- (compare also Middle French baboyer (“to mumble”)), probably of Germanic origin, from Old Dutch *babōn, *babelōn (“to mumble, chatter, babble”), from Proto-Germanic *babalōną (“to chatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰa-bʰa-, *baba- (“to talk vaguely, mumble”).
2. Cognate with Dutch babben (“to babble”), Dutch babbelen (“to babble”), German pappeln (“to stammer, babble”), Icelandic babba and babla (“to babble”). More at babble. See: Old Dutch '*babon', Proto-Germanic '
*babalōną', Dutch '
babben', Dutch '
babbelen', German, old spelling '
pappeln', Icelandic '
babba'.
Verbs referencing "babillier"
French
babiller, Latin
babello.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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