liichten

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German liuhtian, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną. Cognate with German leuchten, Dutch lichten, English light.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːɕtən/
  • Rhymes: -iːɕtən

Verb

liichten (third-person singular present liicht, past participle geliicht, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to shine
    • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 17:2:
      Virun hiren Ae gouf hie verwandelt: Säi Gesiicht huet geliicht ewéi d'Sonn, an seng Kleeder goufe wäiss ewéi d'Liicht.
      Before their eyes he was transformed: His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white like the light.

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive liichten
participle geliicht
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular liichten —
2nd singular liichts liicht
3rd singular liicht —
1st plural liichten —
2nd plural liicht liicht
3rd plural liichten —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

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