knécken
Luxembourgish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Low German. Compare German knicken (“to crease”), Old Norse kneikja (“to bend with force”).
Verb
editknécken (third-person singular present knéckt, past participle geknéckt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to crease, to fold, to kink
Conjugation
edit| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knécken | |
| participle | geknéckt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | knécken | — |
| 2nd singular | knécks | knéck |
| 3rd singular | knéckt | — |
| 1st plural | knécken | — |
| 2nd plural | knéckt | knéckt |
| 3rd plural | knécken | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
editknécken (third-person singular present knéckt, past participle geknéckt, auxiliary verb sinn)
- (intransitive) to be stingy, to skimp
Conjugation
edit| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knécken | |
| participle | geknéckt | |
| auxiliary | sinn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | knécken | — |
| 2nd singular | knécks | knéck |
| 3rd singular | knéckt | — |
| 1st plural | knécken | — |
| 2nd plural | knéckt | knéckt |
| 3rd plural | knécken | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Related terms
editCategories:
- Luxembourgish 2-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ekən
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ekən/2 syllables
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish verbs
- Luxembourgish verbs using hunn as auxiliary
- Luxembourgish transitive verbs
- Luxembourgish verbs using sinn as auxiliary
- Luxembourgish intransitive verbs