scheien
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɑɪ̯ən/
- Rhymes: -ɑɪən
Etymology 1
From Old High German skiuhen, from Proto-Germanic *skiuhwijaną. Cognate with German scheuen, Dutch schuwen, English eschew and shy.
Verb
scheien (third-person singular present scheit, past participle gescheit, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to eschew, to shun, to shy away from
- (intransitive, of horses) to shy
Conjugation
| infinitive | scheien | |
|---|---|---|
| participle | gescheit | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | scheien | — |
| 2nd singular | scheis | schei |
| 3rd singular | scheit | — |
| 1st plural | scheien | — |
| 2nd plural | scheit | scheit |
| 3rd plural | scheien | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Etymology 2
Adjective
scheien