ruffen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną. The short vowel seems to be irregular or of regional origin; the expected form is roufen, which exists as a dialectal variant. Cognate with German rufen, Dutch roepen, English roop, Swedish ropa, Icelandic hrópa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀufən/

Verb

ruffen (third-person singular present rifft, past participle geruff, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (intransitive) to call out, to shout
2. (transitive) to call
3. (transitive) to invite; to ask (someone) to do something

Conjugation

Irregular
infinitive	ruffen
participle	geruff
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	ruffen	—
2nd singular	riffs	ruff
3rd singular	rifft	—
1st plural	ruffen	—
2nd plural	rufft	rufft
3rd plural	ruffen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• ausruffen
• beruffen
• eraruffen
• erausruffen
• noruffen
• ofruffen
• opruffen
• uruffen
• zouruffen