dréchnen
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- dréchenen
Etymology
From a merger of Proto-Germanic *druknijaną and *drūgijaną. Cognate with German trocknen, English dry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʀeχnen/, [ˈdʀəɕnən]
Verb
dréchnen (third-person singular present dréchent, past participle gedréchent, auxiliary verb hunn or sinn)
- (transitive or intransitive) to dry
Usage notes
- 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
| 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.