Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verteidingen. Cognate with German verteidigen, Dutch verdedigen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɐˈdeːdeʁen/, [fɐˈdeːdəʑən]

Verb

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verdeedegen (third-person singular present verdeedegt, past participle verdeedegt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to defend
  2. (intransitive, sports) to defend, to play in defence

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive verdeedegen
participle verdeedegt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular verdeedegen
2nd singular verdeedegs verdeedeg
3rd singular verdeedegt
1st plural verdeedegen
2nd plural verdeedegt verdeedegt
3rd plural verdeedegen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

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