ruffen
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną. The short vowel seems to be irregular or of regional origin; the expected form is roufen, which exists as a dialectal variant. Cognate with German rufen, Dutch roepen, English roop, Swedish ropa, Icelandic hrópa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ruffen (third-person singular present rifft, past participle geruff, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (intransitive) to call out, to shout
- (transitive) to call
- (transitive) to invite; to ask (someone) to do something
Conjugation
[edit]| Irregular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ruffen | |
| participle | geruff | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | ruffen | — |
| 2nd singular | riffs | ruff |
| 3rd singular | rifft | — |
| 1st plural | ruffen | — |
| 2nd plural | rufft | rufft |
| 3rd plural | ruffen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
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- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish 2-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish verbs
- Luxembourgish verbs using hunn as auxiliary
- Luxembourgish intransitive verbs
- Luxembourgish transitive verbs