Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German sterban, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną. Cognate with German sterben, Dutch sterven, English starve, West Frisian stjerre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtie̯ven/, [ˈʃtiə̯.vən]

Verb

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stierwen (third-person singular present stierft, past participle gestuerwen, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. (intransitive) to die

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive stierwen
participle gestuerwen
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular stierwen
2nd singular stierfs stierf
3rd singular stierft
1st plural stierwen
2nd plural stierft stierft
3rd plural stierwen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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