toufen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtəʊ̯fen/, [ˈtəʊ̯fən]

Verb

toufen (third-person singular present touft, past participle getouft, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to offend, to insult

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive toufen
participle getouft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative 		imperative
1st singular toufen —
2nd singular toufs touf
3rd singular touft —
1st plural toufen —
2nd plural touft touft
3rd plural toufen —

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

Synonyms

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *daupijan.

Verb

toufen

  1. to dip, to immerse

Descendants

  • German: taufen
  • → Italian: tuffare
  • Luxembourgish: deefen
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