zéien

See also: zeien and Zeien

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɜɪ̯ən/
• Rhymes: -ɜɪən

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic *teuhan. Cognate with German ziehen, West Frisian tsjen, English tee.

Verb

zéien (third-person singular present zitt, preterite zouch, past participle gezunn, past subjunctive zéich, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to pull, to drag, to haul
2. (intransitive, auxiliary verb sinn) to move
3. (transitive) to draw, to extract

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense
infinitive	zéien
participle	gezunn
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional	imperative
1st singular	zéien	zouch	zéich	—
2nd singular	zitts	zouchs	zéichs	zéi
3rd singular	zitt	zouch	zéich	—
1st plural	zéien	zouchen	zéichen	—
2nd plural	zéit	zoucht	zéicht	zéit
3rd plural	zéien	zouchen	zéichen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• anzéien
• auszéien
• bäizéien
• bezéien
• duerchzéien
• entzéien
• erzéien
• iwwerzéien
• nozéien
• ofzéien
• opzéien
• unzéien
• virzéien
• zeréckzéien
• zouzéien

Etymology 2

Inflected form of zéi (“tough”).

Adjective

zéien

1. inflection of zéi:
   1. strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
   2. weak dative masculine/neuter singular
   3. strong/weak dative plural