schwiewen
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German swebēn, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną. Cognate with German schweben and Dutch zweven.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
schwiewen (third-person singular present schwieft, past participle geschwieft, auxiliary verb sinn)
- (intransitive) to float, to hover
Conjugation edit
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schwiewen | |
| participle | geschwieft | |
| auxiliary | sinn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | schwiewen | — |
| 2nd singular | schwiefs | schwief |
| 3rd singular | schwieft | — |
| 1st plural | schwiewen | — |
| 2nd plural | schwieft | schwieft |
| 3rd plural | schwiewen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms edit
- an der Schwief (“in limbo”)