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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German sprechen, from Old High German sprehhan, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną. Cognate with German sprechen, spreken, West Frisian sprekke, English speak.
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Verb
spriechen (third-person singular present sprécht, past participle gesprach, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to speak; to give; to issue; used with certain objects like Uerteel (“verdict”)
- (archaic, transitive or intransitive) to speak; to talk
Usage notes
- The verb is somewhat commoner in compounds, though it is often replaced with schwätzen even in loan translations of German compounds with the component sprechen.
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