rüüke

Limburgish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁyː.kə/
• Rhymes: -yːkə

Verb

rüüke (third-person singular present rükkt, preterite ruëk, past participle geroëke, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

1. (transitive) to smell (something); to sniff (something)
2. (intransitive) to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell
3. (intransitive) to smell something
4. (intransitive) to reek; to smell bad
5. (copulative, [noë (+ dative) — like]) to smell

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense (Eupen dialect)
infinitive	rüüke
participle	geroëke
auxiliary	haane
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional	imperative
1st singular	rüük	ruëk	rüëk	—
2nd singular	rükks	ruëks	rüëks	rüük
3rd singular	rükkt	ruëk	rüëk	—
1st plural	rüüke	ruëke	rüëke	—
2nd plural	rükkt	ruëkt	rüëkt	rükkt
3rd plural	rüüke	ruëke	rüëke	—