Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ Toun +‎ -en, after German betonen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beˈteu̯nen/, [bəˈtəʊ̯nən]

Verb

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betounen (third-person singular present betount, past participle betount, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to emphasise, to accentuate
  2. (transitive, linguistics) to stress

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive betounen
participle betount
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular betounen
2nd singular betouns betoun
3rd singular betount
1st plural betounen
2nd plural betount betount
3rd plural betounen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

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