fuebelen

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German fabelen, derived from fabele, from Latin fabula. Cognate with German fabeln (to dream up, talk nonsense). The vocalism -ue- reflects the regular Luxembourgish development; the noun Fabel (fable) was influenced by Standard German.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfue̯belen/, [ˈfuə̯.bə.lən]

Verb[edit]

fuebelen (third-person singular present fuebelt, past participle gefuebelt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to maunder or fantasize in (or as in) febrile delirium

Conjugation[edit]

Regular
infinitive fuebelen
participle gefuebelt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular fuebelen
2nd singular fuebels fuebel
3rd singular fuebelt
1st plural fuebelen
2nd plural fuebelt fuebelt
3rd plural fuebelen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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