päifen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German phīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pīpāre. Cognate with German pfeifen, English pipe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpæːɪ̯fən/
- Rhymes: -æːɪfən
Verb
päifen (third-person singular present päift, past participle gepaff, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive or intransitive) to whistle, to make a whistling sound
- (intransitive) to blow a whistle
- (transitive, sports) to referee
- (intransitive, with preposition op) to be indifferent to, to be uninterested in
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | päifen | |
| participle | gepäift | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | päifen | — |
| 2nd singular | päifs | päif |
| 3rd singular | päift | — |
| 1st plural | päifen | — |
| 2nd plural | päift | päift |
| 3rd plural | päifen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
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