wieren
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iːrən
Noun
wieren
- plural of wier
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviəʀən/
Etymology 1
From Middle High German weren, from Old High German werien, from Proto-West Germanic *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.
Cognate with German wehren, Dutch weren, English wear, Icelandic verja.
Verb
wieren (third-person singular present wiert, past participle gewiert, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to intervene, to oppose
- (reflexive) to defend oneself, to fight back
Conjugation
| infinitive | wieren | |
|---|---|---|
| participle | gewiert | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | wieren | — |
| 2nd singular | wiers | wier |
| 3rd singular | wiert | — |
| 1st plural | wieren | — |
| 2nd plural | wiert | wiert |
| 3rd plural | wieren | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inflected form of sinn (“to be”).
Alternative forms
Verb
wieren