spriechen

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sprechen, from Old High German sprehhan, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną. Cognate with German sprechen, spreken, West Frisian sprekke, English speak.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spriechen (third-person singular present sprécht, past participle gesprach, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to speak; to give; to issue; used with certain objects like Uerteel (verdict)
  2. (archaic, transitive or intransitive) to speak; to talk

Usage notes

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  • The verb is somewhat commoner in compounds, though it is often replaced with schwätzen even in loan translations of German compounds with the component sprechen.

Conjugation

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Irregular
infinitive spriechen
participle gesprach
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular spriechen
2nd singular spréchs spriech
3rd singular sprécht
1st plural spriechen
2nd plural spriecht spriecht
3rd plural spriechen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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