gräifen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German grīfen, from Old High German grīfan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną. Cognate with German greifen, Dutch grijpen, English gripe, Icelandic grípa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʀæi̯fen/, [ˈɡʀæˑɪ̯fən]
  • Rhymes: -æːɪfən

Verb

gräifen (third-person singular present gräift, past participle gegraff, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to reach for
  2. (transitive) to grab
  3. (transitive) to catch, to capture
  4. (intransitive) to kick in, to take effect

Conjugation
Regular
infinitive gräifen
participle gegraff
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative		 imperative
1st singular gräifen —
2nd singular gräifs gräif
3rd singular gräift —
1st plural gräifen —
2nd plural gräift gräift
3rd plural gräifen —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms
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