lounen

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German lōnōn (to pay, reward), from the noun lōn (whence Luxembourgish Loun (salary)), from Proto-West Germanic *laun.

Compare German lohnen, Lohn, Dutch loon, Old English lēan (not continued in modern English).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

lounen (third-person singular present lount, past participle gelount, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to lease, to rent (from someone)
  2. (intransitive) to pay off; to be worth it

Conjugation[edit]

Regular
infinitive lounen
participle gelount
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular lounen
2nd singular louns loun
3rd singular lount
1st plural lounen
2nd plural lount lount
3rd plural lounen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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