liewen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German levēn, northern variant of lebēn, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną. Cognate with German leben, Dutch leven, West Frisian libje, English live, Icelandic lifa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlie̯ven/, [liə̯vən]
- Rhymes: -iəvən
Verb
liewen (third-person singular present lieft, past participle gelieft, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (intransitive) to live, to be alive
- (intransitive) to reside, to live
- Ech liewen an der Stad.
- I live in Luxembourg City.
Conjugation
| infinitive | liewen | |
|---|---|---|
| participle | gelieft | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | liewen | — |
| 2nd singular | liefs | lief |
| 3rd singular | lieft | — |
| 1st plural | liewen | — |
| 2nd plural | lieft | lieft |
| 3rd plural | liewen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Synonyms
- (to reside): wunnen
Derived terms
- aliewen
- ausliewen
- beliewen
- erliewen
- iwwerliewen
- opliewen
- verliewen