ëmleeën
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ëmleeën (third-person singular present leet ëm, past participle ëmgeluecht or ëmgeluet, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to tilt, to lay something on its side
- (transitive, of a tree) to fell
- (transitive, of a switch or lever) to flip, to turn, to throw
- (transitive, colloquial) to kill
Conjugation
[edit]| Regular, separable | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ëmleeën | |
| participle | ëmgeluecht | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | leeën ëm | — |
| 2nd singular | lees ëm | lee ëm |
| 3rd singular | leet ëm | — |
| 1st plural | leeën ëm | — |
| 2nd plural | leet ëm | leet ëm |
| 3rd plural | leeën ëm | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Synonyms
[edit]- (to fell): ëmhaen
- (to kill): ëmbréngen, killen, doutmaachen