hiewen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hevan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną. 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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