Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtəʊ̯fen/, [ˈtəʊ̯fən]

Verb edit

toufen (third-person singular present touft, past participle getouft, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to offend, to insult

Conjugation edit

Regular
infinitive toufen
participle getouft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular toufen
2nd singular toufs touf
3rd singular touft
1st plural toufen
2nd plural touft touft
3rd plural toufen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms edit

Old High German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *daupijan.

Verb edit

toufen

  1. to dip, to immerse

Descendants edit

  • German: taufen
  • → Italian: tuffare
  • Luxembourgish: deefen