zouen
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Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from zou, adverbial form of the preposition zu (“to”). The adverb has a sense “closed”, as do German zu, Dutch toe. Compare the same derivation in oppen (“open”) from op (“up”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
zouen (masculine zouenen, neuter zouent, comparative méi zouen, superlative am zouensten)
- (attributive only) closed
Declension[edit]
declension of zouen
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass zouen | si ass zouen | et ass zouen | si si(nn) zouen | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | zouenen | zouen | zouent | zouen |
| independent without determiner | zouenes | zouener | |||
| dative | after any declined word | zouenen | zouener | zouenen | zouenen |
| as first declined word | zouenem | zouenem | |||