deefen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German döufen, from Old High German *doufen, northern variant of toufen, from Proto-West Germanic *daupijan.

Cognate with German taufen, Dutch dopen. Also related with English dip.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːfen/, [ˈdeː.fən]
  • Rhymes: -eːfən

Verb

deefen (third-person singular present deeft, past participle gedeeft, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to baptise

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive deefen
participle gedeeft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular deefen
2nd singular deefs deef
3rd singular deeft
1st plural deefen
2nd plural deeft deeft
3rd plural deefen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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