Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German stehhan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną. Cognate with German stechen (and related stecken), Dutch steken, West Frisian stekke.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

stiechen (third-person singular present stécht, past participle gestach, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to put, stick (in), insert
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to sting, prick
  3. (transitive) to stab
  4. (transitive) to cut, chop
  5. (intransitive) to be stuck, stick

Conjugation edit

Irregular
infinitive stiechen
participle gestach
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular stiechen
2nd singular stéchs stiech
3rd singular stécht
1st plural stiechen
2nd plural stiecht stiecht
3rd plural stiechen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms edit