James Schipper: Here are some Dutch verbs that refer to the noises that animals make. Let’s see how many you can guess.
1 – balken 2 – hinniken 3 – loeien (oe is pronounced oo) 4 – brullen 5 – knorren 6 – piepen 7 – blaten 8 – blaffen 9 – kakelen 10 – krijsen 11 – grommen 12 – zoemen 13 – koeren 14 – mekkeren 15 – kraaien 16 – keffen 17 – janken 18 – huilen 19 – klokken 20 – snateren
It’s pretty obvious that you remove -en for “sound an animal makes” when you are trying to take apart the word. Look at the part of the word to the left of -en.
I’m hardly getting any.
1. Dog 6. Chicken 7. Sheep
That’s it. That’s all I get.
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1 – donkey
6 – mouse
7 – sheep
1 – balken – donkey
2 – hinniken – horse
3 – loeien – cow
4 – brullen – lion
5 – knorren – pig
6 – piepen – mouse
7 – blaten -sheep
8 – blaffen – dog
9 – kakelen – chicken
10 – krijsen – monkey
11 – grommen – bear
12 – zoemen – bee
13 – koeren – pigeon
14 – mekkeren – goat
15 – kraaien – rooster
16 – keffen – small dog
17 – janken – dog, wolf
18 – huilen – wolf
19 – klokken – turkey
20 – snateren – duck
I never see much onomatopoeia in words. Consider the sound that a dog makes. The verbs used to describe it are blaffen, aboyer, bellen, bark, ladrar, skälla in respectively Dutch, French, German, English, Spanish and Swedish.
“Bark” is absolutely onomatopoetic.