Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kīnen, from Old High German kīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną. Cognate with German keimen, Dutch kiemen, English chine.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kéngen (third-person singular present kéngt, past participle gekéngt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to sprout, to germinate

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive kéngen
participle gekéngt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular kéngen
2nd singular kéngs kéng
3rd singular kéngt
1st plural kéngen
2nd plural kéngt kéngt
3rd plural kéngen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.