gëllen
See also: gellen
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German and Old High German guldīn, from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn.
Cognate with German golden, gülden, Dutch gouden, English golden, Icelandic gullinn.
Adjective edit
gëllen (masculine gëllenen, neuter gëllent, comparative méi gëllen, superlative am gëllensten)
- golden
- D'Kierch huet e gëllent Tabernakel.
- The church has a golden tabernacle.
Declension edit
declension of gëllen
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass gëllen | si ass gëllen | et ass gëllen | si si(nn) gëllen | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | gëllenen | gëllen | gëllent | gëllen |
| independent without determiner | gëllenes | gëllener | |||
| dative | after any declined word | gëllenen | gëllener | gëllenen | gëllenen |
| as first declined word | gëllenem | gëllenem | |||
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old High German geldan, northern variant of geltan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną. The vocalism is generalized from the 2nd and 3rd person singular present. Cognate with German gelten, Dutch gelden, Low German gellen, Icelandic gjalda, English yield.
Verb edit
gëllen (third-person singular present gëllt, past participle gegollt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to be valid; to count; to be in effect
- De Gol huet net gegollt.
- The goal did not count.
- Dat neit Gesetz gëllt vum 1. Juli un.
- The new law will be in effect from the 1st of July.
Usage notes edit
- There is an alternative (but rarer) past participle gegëllt.
Conjugation edit
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gëllen | |
| participle | gegollt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | gëllen | — |
| 2nd singular | gëlls | gëll |
| 3rd singular | gëllt | — |
| 1st plural | gëllen | — |
| 2nd plural | gëllt | gëllt |
| 3rd plural | gëllen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||