begleeden

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From a conflation of Middle High German beleiten (from Old High German bileiten) and Middle High German geleiten; both prefixed forms of leiten (whence Luxembourgish leeden (“to lead, to guide”)). The same mixture of prefixes also occurs in German begleiten and Dutch begeleiden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈɡleːden/, [bəˈɡleːdən]

Verb

begleeden (third-person singular present begleet, past participle begleet, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to accompany, to escort

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive begleeden
participle begleet
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular begleeden —
2nd singular begleets begleet
3rd singular begleet —
1st plural begleeden —
2nd plural begleet begleet
3rd plural begleeden —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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