loossen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German lāzan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. Cognate with German lassen, Dutch laten, English let, Icelandic láta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈloːsən/

Verb

loossen (third-person singular present léisst, preterite louss, past participle gelooss, past subjunctive léiss, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to leave
    Ech hu mäi Portmonni doheem gelooss.
    I have left my wallet at home.
  2. to let
    Looss hie schwätzen!
    Let him speak!
  3. to allow, to permit

Usage notes
  • The past tense and subjunctive forms are widely obsolete in contemporary Luxembourgish.

Conjugation
Irregular with past tense
infinitive loossen
participle gelooss
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative		 past
indicative		 conditional imperative
1st singular loossen louss léiss —
2nd singular léiss louss léiss looss
3rd singular léisst louss léiss —
1st plural loossen loussen léissen —
2nd plural loosst lousst léisst loosst
3rd plural loossen loussen léissen —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms
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