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Luxembourgish
Etymology
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
Verb
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
| Irregular
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| infinitive
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ruffen
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| participle
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geruff
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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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ruffen
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—
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| 2nd singular
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riffs
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ruff
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| 3rd singular
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rifft
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—
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| 1st plural
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ruffen
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| 2nd plural
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rufft
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rufft
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| 3rd plural
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ruffen
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| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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