gierwen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German gerwen, from Old High German garawen, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną. Cognate with German gerben, Dutch gerven, Icelandic gjöra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡie̯ven/, [ˈɡiə̯vən]

Verb

gierwen (third-person singular present gierft, past participle gegierft, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to tan (work as a tanner)

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive gierwen
participle gegierft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular gierwen —
2nd singular gierfs gierf
3rd singular gierft —
1st plural gierwen —
2nd plural gierft gierft
3rd plural gierwen —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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