German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German erlaben, irlaben, equivalent to er- +‎ laben (to refresh).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

erlaben (weak, third-person singular present erlabt, past tense erlabte, past participle erlabt, auxiliary haben)

  1. invigorate, refresh

Conjugation edit

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From German erlauben, from Middle High German erlouben. Probably an older borrowing from a time when the underlying phoneme (Middle High German -ou-) had not yet been monophthongised in Luxembourgish. Alternatively, the vowel may have been adapted to the related native noun Verlaf (compare German Verlaub).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eʀˈlaːben/, [ɐˈlaːbən], [ɛə̯-]

Verb edit

erlaben (third-person singular present erlaabt, past participle erlaabt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to allow, to permit

Conjugation edit

Regular
infinitive erlaben
participle erlaabt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular erlaben
2nd singular erlaabs erlab
3rd singular erlaabt
1st plural erlaben
2nd plural erlaabt erlaabt
3rd plural erlaben
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.