hiewen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German heben, from Old High German hevan. Cognate with German heben, Dutch heffen, English heave, Icelandic hefja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhie̯ven/, [ˈhiə̯vən]
  • Rhymes: -iəvən

Verb

hiewen (third-person singular present hieft, past participle gehuewen, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to lift, to raise
  2. (reflexive) to rise, to lift oneself
  3. (transitive) to increase

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive hiewen
participle gehuewen
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative 		imperative
1st singular hiewen —
2nd singular hiefs hief
3rd singular hieft —
1st plural hiewen —
2nd plural hieft hieft
3rd plural hiewen —

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

Derived terms

  • aushiewen
  • behiewen
  • erhiewen
  • ervirhiewen
  • ofhiewen
  • ophiewen
  • unhiewen
  • verhiewen
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