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)
- (intransitive, impersonal) there to appear rime or (loosely) hoarfrost
- Et huet hënt geräift.
- Rime fell last night.
- (literally, “It has rimed tonight.”)
Conjugation
| 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)
- (intransitive) to mature
- Synonym: maturéieren
Conjugation
| 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.)