schwijje

Central Franconian edit

Alternative forms edit

schweie (few dialects of Moselle Franconian; most lack the verb)

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʃʋijə/

Verb edit

schwijje (third-person singular present schwich or schwicht, past tense schwech or schweech, past participle jeschwijje or jeschweeje)

(Ripuarian, Siegerland Moselle Franconian) to be silent, to say nothing

Limburgish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn, likely palatalized through influence from Central Franconian.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʒʋi.jə/
Rhymes: -ijə

Verb edit

schwijje (third-person singular present schwitt, preterite schwäch, past participle geschwéëge, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

(intransitive) to be silent; to keep quiet
(intransitive) to stop talking; to shut up

Conjugation edit

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