léien
See also: leien
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German liogan, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-. Cognate with German lügen, Dutch liegen, English lie, Danish lyve, Swedish ljuga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɜɪ̯ən/
- Rhymes: -ɜɪən
Verb
léien (third-person singular present litt, past participle gelunn, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (intransitive) to lie (to tell a falsehood)
Conjugation
| Irregular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | léien | |
| participle | gelunn | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | léien | — |
| 2nd singular | litts | léi |
| 3rd singular | litt | — |
| 1st plural | léien | — |
| 2nd plural | litt | litt |
| 3rd plural | léien | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
- beléien
Related terms
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