ruffen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną. The short vowel seems to be irregular or of regional origin; the expected form is roufen, which exists as a dialectal variant. Cognate with German rufen, Dutch roepen, English roop, Swedish ropa, Icelandic hrópa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʀufən/
Verb
ruffen (third-person singular present rifft, past participle geruff, auxiliary verb hunn)
Conjugation
Irregular | ||
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infinitive | ruffen | |
participle | geruff | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | ruffen | — |
2nd singular | riffs | ruff |
3rd singular | rifft | — |
1st plural | ruffen | — |
2nd plural | rufft | rufft |
3rd plural | ruffen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Derived terms
- ausruffen
- beruffen
- eraruffen
- erausruffen
- noruffen
- ofruffen
- opruffen
- uruffen
- zouruffen
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