Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zwitzern, from Old High German zwizzirōn, from Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with German zwitschern, English twitter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡swit͡ʃəʀən/

Verb

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zwitscheren (third-person singular present zwitschert, past participle gezwitschert, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to chirp, to twitter

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive zwitscheren
participle gezwitschert
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular zwitscheren
2nd singular zwitschers zwitscher
3rd singular zwitschert
1st plural zwitscheren
2nd plural zwitschert zwitschert
3rd plural zwitscheren
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.