Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtəʊ̯fen/, [ˈtəʊ̯fən]

Verb

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toufen (third-person singular present touft, past participle getouft, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to offend, to insult

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive toufen
participle getouft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular toufen
2nd singular toufs touf
3rd singular touft
1st plural toufen
2nd plural touft touft
3rd plural toufen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *daupijan.

Verb

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toufen

  1. to dip, to immerse

Descendants

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  • German: taufen
  • → Italian: tuffare
  • Luxembourgish: deefen