räifen

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʀæˑɪ̯fən]
  • Rhymes: -æːɪfən

Etymology 1

From Late Middle High German rīfen (15th c.). By surface analysis, Räif (rime) +‎ -en.

Verb

räifen (third-person singular present räift, past participle geräift, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) there to appear rime or (loosely) hoarfrost
    Et huet hënt geräift.
    Rime fell last night.
    (literally, “It has rimed tonight.”)
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive räifen
participle geräift
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular räifen
2nd singular räifs räif
3rd singular räift
1st plural räifen
2nd plural räift räift
3rd plural räifen

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German reifen. By surface analysis, räif (mature) +‎ -en. See this adjective for more information.

Verb

räifen (third-person singular present räift, past participle geräift, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. (intransitive) to mature
    Synonym: maturéieren
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive räifen
participle geräift
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular räifen
2nd singular räifs räif
3rd singular räift
1st plural räifen
2nd plural räift räift
3rd plural räifen

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

See also
  • zeidegen (to ripen, of a fruit etc.)