fierwen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German verwen, from Old High German farawen, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *faru (color). Cognate with German färben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfie̯ven/, [ˈfiə̯vən]

Verb

fierwen (third-person singular present fierft, past participle gefierft, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to colour
  2. (transitive) to paint

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive fierwen
participle gefierft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular fierwen
2nd singular fierfs fierf
3rd singular fierft
1st plural fierwen
2nd plural fierft fierft
3rd plural fierwen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

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