géissen

See also: Geißen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German giozan, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to pour, to found, to smelt”). Cognate with German gießen, Dutch gieten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡei̯sen/, [ˈɡɜɪ̯sən]
• Rhymes: -ɜɪsən

Verb

géissen (third-person singular present géisst, past participle gegoss, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to pour
2. (transitive) to cast (metal, wax, etc.)

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	géissen
participle	gegoss
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	géissen	—
2nd singular	géiss	géiss
3rd singular	géisst	—
1st plural	géissen	—
2nd plural	géisst	géisst
3rd plural	géissen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

• (to pour): schëdden

Derived terms

• agéissen
• ëmgéissen
• iwwergéissen

Related terms

• Géisser
• Géisserei
• Goss