dréchnen

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms
  • dréchenen

Etymology

From a merger of Proto-Germanic *druknijaną and *drūgijaną. Cognate with German trocknen, English dry.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʀeχnen/, [ˈdʀəɕnən]

Verb

dréchnen (third-person singular present dréchent, past participle gedréchent, auxiliary verb hunn or sinn)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to dry

Usage notes
  • When dréchnen is used transitively (i.e. "to make dry"), the auxiliary verb is hunn; when used intransitively (i.e. "to become dry"), the auxiliary verb is sinn.

Conjugation
Regular
infinitive dréchnen
participle gedréchent
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative		 imperative
1st singular dréchnen —
2nd singular dréchens dréchen
3rd singular dréchent —
1st plural dréchnen —
2nd plural dréchent dréchent
3rd plural dréchnen —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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