kruupe

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• kroepe (Veldeke spelling)
• kruppe (Kleinenbroich)
• krucke (Lindern)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁuː.pə/
• Rhymes: -uːpə

Verb

kruupe (third-person singular present krüpp or krüppt, preterite kroop or kruup or kruëp, past participle gekroope or gekroëpe, past subjunctive krüüp or krüëp) (German-based spelling, Eupen)

1. (intransitive) to crawl

Usage notes

• The forms kruëp, gekroëpe, and krüëp are exclusive to the Eupen spelling, the other forms are German-based spelling forms.

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense (Eupen dialect)
infinitive	kruupe
participle	gekroëpe
auxiliary	séëne
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional	imperative
1st singular	kruup	kruëp	krüëp	—
2nd singular	krüpps	kruëps	krüëps	kruup
3rd singular	krüppt	kruëp	krüëp	—
1st plural	kruupe	kruëpe	krüëpe	—
2nd plural	kruppt	kruëpt	krüëpt	kruppt
3rd plural	kruupe	kruëpe	krüëpe	—