dréchnen

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Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a merger of Proto-Germanic *druknijaną and *drūgijaną. Cognate with German trocknen, English dry.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʀeχnen/, [ˈdʀəɕnən]

Verb

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dréchnen (third-person singular present dréchent, past participle gedréchent, auxiliary verb hunn or sinn)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to dry

Usage notes

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  • When dréchnen is used transitively (i.e. "to make dry"), the auxiliary verb is hunn; when used intransitively (i.e. "to become dry"), the auxiliary verb is sinn.

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive dréchnen
participle gedréchent
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular dréchnen
2nd singular dréchens dréchen
3rd singular dréchent
1st plural dréchnen
2nd plural dréchent dréchent
3rd plural dréchnen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.