dréchnen

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• dréchenen

Etymology

From a merger of Proto-Germanic *druknijaną and *drūgijaną. Cognate with German trocknen, English dry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʀeχnen/, [ˈdʀəɕnən]

Verb

dréchnen (third-person singular present dréchent, past participle gedréchent, auxiliary verb hunn or sinn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to dry

Usage notes

• When dréchnen is used transitively (i.e. "to make dry"), the auxiliary verb is hunn; when used intransitively (i.e. "to become dry"), the auxiliary verb is sinn.

Conjugation

Regular

infinitive	dréchnen
participle	gedréchent
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	dréchnen	—
2nd singular	dréchens	dréchen
3rd singular	dréchent	—
1st plural	dréchnen	—
2nd plural	dréchent	dréchent
3rd plural	dréchnen	—

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.