Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡie̯ven/, [ˈɡiə̯vən]

Verb edit

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

  1. to tan (work as a tanner)

Conjugation edit

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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