schwiewen
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German swebēn, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną. Cognate with German schweben and Dutch zweven.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schwiewen (third-person singular present schwieft, past participle geschwieft, auxiliary verb sinn)
- (intransitive) to float, to hover
Conjugation
[edit]| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schwiewen | |
| participle | geschwieft | |
| auxiliary | sinn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | schwiewen | — |
| 2nd singular | schwiefs | schwief |
| 3rd singular | schwieft | — |
| 1st plural | schwiewen | — |
| 2nd plural | schwieft | schwieft |
| 3rd plural | schwiewen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]- an der Schwief (“in limbo”)
Categories:
- 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
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- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iəvən
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iəvən/2 syllables
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish verbs
- Luxembourgish verbs using sinn as auxiliary
- Luxembourgish intransitive verbs