luustere
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- lustere (some dialects of Ripuarian)
- loustere (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German hlūstrēn, from the same Proto-Germanic root as *hlustiz (“hearing, ear”). Compare Luxembourgish lauschteren, Dutch luisteren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluːstəʀə/
Verb
luustere (third-person singular present luustert, past participle jeluustert)
- (most dialects of Ripuarian) to listen (closely)
- Du moss jot luustere, söss hürs de ’t net.
- You must listen closely, otherwise you won’t hear it.
Limburgish
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hlūstrēn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluːs.tə.ʁə/
- Rhymes: -uːstəʁə
Verb
luustere (third-person singular present luustert, past participle geluustert, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)
Conjugation
| Regular (Eupen dialect) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | luustere | ||
| participle | geluustert | ||
| auxiliary | haane | ||
| present indicative |
past indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | luuster | luusterde | — |
| 2nd singular | luusters | luusterdes | luuster |
| 3rd singular | luustert | luusterde | — |
| 1st plural | luustere | luusterde | — |
| 2nd plural | luustert | luusterde | luustert |
| 3rd plural | luustere | luusterde | — |