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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German lōnōn (“to pay, reward”), from the noun lōn (whence Luxembourgish Loun (“salary”)), from Proto-West Germanic *laun.
Compare German lohnen, Lohn, Dutch loon, Old English lēan (not continued in modern English).
Pronunciation
Verb
lounen (third-person singular present lount, past participle gelount, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to lease, to rent (from someone)
- (intransitive) to pay off; to be worth it
Conjugation
| Regular
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| infinitive
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lounen
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| participle
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gelount
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| auxiliary
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hunn
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present
indicative
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imperative
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| 1st singular
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lounen
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—
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| 2nd singular
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louns
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loun
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| 3rd singular
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lount
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—
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| 1st plural
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lounen
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—
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| 2nd plural
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lount
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lount
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| 3rd plural
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lounen
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| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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