päifen
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Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German phīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pīpāre. Cognate with German pfeifen, English pipe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
päifen (third-person singular present päift, past participle gepaff, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive or intransitive) to whistle, to make a whistling sound
- (intransitive) to blow a whistle
- (transitive, sports) to referee
- (intransitive, with preposition op) to be indifferent to, to be uninterested in
Conjugation[edit]
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | päifen | |
| participle | gepäift | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | päifen | — |
| 2nd singular | päifs | päif |
| 3rd singular | päift | — |
| 1st plural | päifen | — |
| 2nd plural | päift | päift |
| 3rd plural | päifen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Latin
- Luxembourgish 2-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/æːɪfən
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/æːɪfən/2 syllables
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish verbs
- Luxembourgish verbs using hunn as auxiliary
- Luxembourgish transitive verbs
- Luxembourgish intransitive verbs
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