deefen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German döufen, from Old High German *doufen, northern variant of toufen, from Proto-West Germanic *daupijan.

Cognate with German taufen, Dutch dopen. Also related with English dip.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːfen/, [ˈdeː.fən]
  • Rhymes: -eːfən

Verb

deefen (third-person singular present deeft, past participle gedeeft, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to baptise

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive deefen
participle gedeeft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative 		imperative
1st singular deefen —
2nd singular deefs deef
3rd singular deeft —
1st plural deefen —
2nd plural deeft deeft
3rd plural deefen —

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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