liichten

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German liuhtian, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną. Cognate with German leuchten, Dutch lichten, English light.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːɕtən/
• Rhymes: -iːɕtən

Verb

liichten (third-person singular present liicht, past participle geliicht, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to shine
   • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 17:2:

     Virun hiren Ae gouf hie verwandelt: Säi Gesiicht huet geliicht ewéi d'Sonn, an seng Kleeder goufe wäiss ewéi d'Liicht.

     Before their eyes he was transformed: His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white like the light.

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	liichten
participle	geliicht
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	liichten	—
2nd singular	liichts	liicht
3rd singular	liicht	—
1st plural	liichten	—
2nd plural	liicht	liicht
3rd plural	liichten	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• beliichten
• erliichten