gebuer

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• gebueren (less common)

Etymology

From Middle High German geborn, from Old High German giboran, from Proto-Germanic *buranaz, past participle of *beraną (“to bear”). This verb has been lost in Luxembourgish except in the derivative entbieren (“lack, not to have”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeˈbuːr/, [ɡəˈbuə̯], [ɡəˈbuː.ɐ]

Participle

gebuer

1. born

   D’Kand gëtt dëse Mount gebuer.

   The child will be born this month.

   Hien ass zu Paräis gebuer.

   He was born in Paris.

Related terms

• Gebuert