kafen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German koufen, from Old High German koufōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, ultimately from Latin caupo. Cognate with German kaufen, Dutch kopen, Icelandic kaupa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːfen/, [ˈkaːfən]
  • Rhymes: -aːfən

Verb

kafen (third-person singular present keeft, past participle kaaft or kaf, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to buy

Conjugation

Irregular
infinitive kafen
participle kaaft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular kafen
2nd singular keefs kaf
3rd singular keeft
1st plural kafen
2nd plural kaaft kaaft
3rd plural kafen

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

Derived terms