lounen
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German lōnōn (“to pay, reward”), from the noun lōn (whence Luxembourgish Loun (“salary”)), from Proto-West Germanic *laun.
Compare German lohnen, Lohn, Dutch loon, Old English lēan (not continued in modern English).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lounen (third-person singular present lount, past participle gelount, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to lease, to rent (from someone)
- (intransitive) to pay off; to be worth it
Conjugation edit
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lounen | |
| participle | gelount | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | lounen | — |
| 2nd singular | louns | loun |
| 3rd singular | lount | — |
| 1st plural | lounen | — |
| 2nd plural | lount | lount |
| 3rd plural | lounen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||