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 | |||
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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 |