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Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the noun Wéi (“cradle”).
Verb
wéien (third-person singular present wéit, past participle gewéit, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive or reflexive) to cradle, to rock, to sway
Conjugation
| Regular
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| infinitive
|
wéien
|
| participle
|
gewéit
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| auxiliary
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hunn
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|
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present
indicative
|
imperative
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| 1st singular
|
wéien
|
—
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| 2nd singular
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wéis
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wéi
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| 3rd singular
|
wéit
|
—
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| 1st plural
|
wéien
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—
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| 2nd plural
|
wéit
|
wéit
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| 3rd plural
|
wéien
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—
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| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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Etymology 2
Inflected form of wéi (“sore”).
Adjective
wéien
- inflection of wéi:
- strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
- weak dative masculine/neuter singular
- strong/weak dative plural