hëllefen
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German helfan, Proto-Germanic *helpaną. The vowel was generalised from the 2nd and 3rd persons singular. Cognate with German helfen, Dutch helpen, English help, Icelandic hjálpa.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edithëllefen (third-person singular present hëlleft, past participle gehollef, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to help
Conjugation
edit| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hëllefen | |
| participle | gehollef | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | hëllefen | — |
| 2nd singular | hëllefs | hëllef |
| 3rd singular | hëlleft | — |
| 1st plural | hëllefen | — |
| 2nd plural | hëlleft | hëlleft |
| 3rd plural | hëllefen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Categories:
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish 3-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish verbs
- Luxembourgish verbs using hunn as auxiliary