Ramadan

From German Ramadan and French ramadan, from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

(Islam) Ramadan (the fast held during this month)


passen

lb-verb

passen (third-person singular present passt, past participle gepasst, auxiliary verb hunn)

passt (present singular third-person)
gepasst (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
passen (infinitive)
gepasst (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
passen (first-person indicative present singular)
pass (indicative present second-person singular)
pass (imperative second-person singular)
passt (indicative present singular third-person)
passen (first-person indicative plural present)
passt (indicative plural present second-person)
passt (imperative plural second-person)
passen (indicative plural present third-person)


besetzen

besetzen (third-person singular present besetzt, past participle besat, auxiliary verb hunn)

besetzt (present singular third-person)
besat (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
besetzen (infinitive)
besat (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
besetzen (first-person indicative present singular)
besetz (indicative present second-person singular)
besetz (imperative second-person singular)
besetzt (indicative present singular third-person)
besetzen (first-person indicative plural present)
besetzt (indicative plural present second-person)
besetzt (imperative plural second-person)
besetzen (indicative plural present third-person)


Abseits

[ˈɑpˌzɑɪ̯t͡s]

From German Abseits, from English offside.


bannen

bannen (third-person singular present bënnt, past participle gebonnen, auxiliary verb hunn)

bënnt (present singular third-person)
gebonnen (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
bannen (infinitive)
gebonnen (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
bannen (first-person indicative present singular)
bënns (indicative present second-person singular)
bann (imperative second-person singular)
bënnt (indicative present singular third-person)
bannen (first-person indicative plural present)
bannt (indicative plural present second-person)
bannt (imperative plural second-person)
bannen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German binden, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną (“to bind”).
Cognate with German binden, Dutch binden, English bind, West Frisian bine, Icelandic binda.


käppen

käppen (third-person singular present käppt, past participle gekäppt, auxiliary verb hunn)

käppt (present singular third-person)
gekäppt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
käppen (infinitive)
gekäppt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
käppen (first-person indicative present singular)
käpps (indicative present second-person singular)
käpp (imperative second-person singular)
käppt (indicative present singular third-person)
käppen (first-person indicative plural present)
käppt (indicative plural present second-person)
käppt (imperative plural second-person)
käppen (indicative plural present third-person)


Kader

(sports) squad (body of the players of a team or club)


dëmpen

dëmpen (third-person singular present dëmpt, past participle gedëmpt, auxiliary verb hunn)

dëmpt (present singular third-person)
gedëmpt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
dëmpen (infinitive)
gedëmpt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
dëmpen (first-person indicative present singular)
dëmps (indicative present second-person singular)
dëmp (imperative second-person singular)
dëmpt (indicative present singular third-person)
dëmpen (first-person indicative plural present)
dëmpt (indicative plural present second-person)
dëmpt (imperative plural second-person)
dëmpen (indicative plural present third-person)


dribbelen

dribbelen (third-person singular present dribbelt, past participle gedribbelt, auxiliary verb hunn)

dribbelt (present singular third-person)
gedribbelt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
dribbelen (infinitive)
gedribbelt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
dribbelen (first-person indicative present singular)
dribbels (indicative present second-person singular)
dribbel (imperative second-person singular)
dribbelt (indicative present singular third-person)
dribbelen (first-person indicative plural present)
dribbelt (indicative plural present second-person)
dribbelt (imperative plural second-person)
dribbelen (indicative plural present third-person)


exkommunizéieren

exkommunizéieren (third-person singular present exkommunizéiert, past participle exkommunizéiert, auxiliary verb hunn)

exkommunizéiert (present singular third-person)
exkommunizéiert (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
exkommunizéieren (infinitive)
exkommunizéiert (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
exkommunizéieren (first-person indicative present singular)
exkommunizéiers (indicative present second-person singular)
exkommunizéier (imperative second-person singular)
exkommunizéiert (indicative present singular third-person)
exkommunizéieren (first-person indicative plural present)
exkommunizéiert (indicative plural present second-person)
exkommunizéiert (imperative plural second-person)
exkommunizéieren (indicative plural present third-person)


entwéckelen

entwéckelen (third-person singular present entwéckelt, past participle entwéckelt, auxiliary verb hunn)

entwéckelt (present singular third-person)
entwéckelt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
entwéckelen (infinitive)
entwéckelt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
entwéckelen (first-person indicative present singular)
entwéckels (indicative present second-person singular)
entwéckel (imperative second-person singular)
entwéckelt (indicative present singular third-person)
entwéckelen (first-person indicative plural present)
entwéckelt (indicative plural present second-person)
entwéckelt (imperative plural second-person)
entwéckelen (indicative plural present third-person)

From ent- + wéckelen, after German entwickeln.


Säit

Borrowed from German Saite, from Old High German seita. Formally adapted to etymology 1 because the German word is homophonous with Seite. If it had been inherited, the Luxembourgish form would be *Seet. Compare similarly Läich (“spawn”).


farcéieren

farcéieren (third-person singular present farcéiert, past participle farcéiert, auxiliary verb hunn)

farcéiert (present singular third-person)
farcéiert (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
farcéieren (infinitive)
farcéiert (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
farcéieren (first-person indicative present singular)
farcéiers (indicative present second-person singular)
farcéier (imperative second-person singular)
farcéiert (indicative present singular third-person)
farcéieren (first-person indicative plural present)
farcéiert (indicative plural present second-person)
farcéiert (imperative plural second-person)
farcéieren (indicative plural present third-person)

[fɑʀˈsɜɪ̯(ə)ʀən]


gratinéieren

gratinéieren (third-person singular present gratinéiert, past participle gratinéiert, auxiliary verb hunn)

gratinéiert (present singular third-person)
gratinéiert (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
gratinéieren (infinitive)
gratinéiert (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
gratinéieren (first-person indicative present singular)
gratinéiers (indicative present second-person singular)
gratinéier (imperative second-person singular)
gratinéiert (indicative present singular third-person)
gratinéieren (first-person indicative plural present)
gratinéiert (indicative plural present second-person)
gratinéiert (imperative plural second-person)
gratinéieren (indicative plural present third-person)

[ɡʀɑtiˈnɜɪ̯(ə)ʀən]


aleeën

aleeën (third-person singular present leet an, past participle ageluecht or ageluet, auxiliary verb hunn)

leet an (present singular third-person)
ageluecht (participle past)
ageluet (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
aleeën (infinitive)
ageluecht (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
leeën an (first-person indicative present singular)
lees an (indicative present second-person singular)
lee an (imperative second-person singular)
leet an (indicative present singular third-person)
leeën an (first-person indicative plural present)
leet an (indicative plural present second-person)
leet an (imperative plural second-person)
leeën an (indicative plural present third-person)

(transitive, food) to pickle, to preserve


Raut

From Middle High German rūte. Probably the same word as etymology 1, the name of the shape being taken from the plant's cross-shaped flower, which is reminiscent of a rhombus. This etymology is now predominantly accepted, but some sources still consider it uncertain.


dréchen

lb-adj

dréchen (masculine dréchenen, neuter dréchent, comparative méi dréchen, superlative am dréchensten)

dréchenen (masculine)
dréchent (neuter)
méi dréchen (comparative)
am dréchensten (superlative)
hien ass dréchen (masculine predicative singular)
si ass dréchen (feminine predicative singular)
et ass dréchen (neuter predicative singular)
si si dréchen (plural predicative)
si sinn dréchen (plural predicative)
dréchenen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
dréchen (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
dréchent (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
dréchen (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
dréchenen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
dréchen (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
dréchenes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
dréchener (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
dréchenen (dative masculine singular with-head)
dréchener (dative feminine singular with-head)
dréchenen (dative neuter singular with-head)
dréchenen (dative plural with-head)
dréchenem (dative masculine singular)
dréchener (dative feminine singular)
dréchenem (dative neuter singular)
dréchenen (dative plural)

Ultimately from a blend of Proto-Germanic *druknaz and *drūgiz, whose dialectal border runs close to Luxembourg. In the Middle High German dialects underlying Luxembourgish, the former yielded drucken [ˈdrukːən], while the latter yielded drǖge [ˈdryːɣə]. These forms then influenced each other and (perhaps through intermediates like *drücken vs. *drǖgen) ultimately merged into *drüchen.
From Proto-Germanic *druknaz are German trocken, Yiddish טרוקן (trukn). From Proto-Germanic *drūgiz are Central Franconian drüch, drei(ch), Limburgish druug, English dry. From a third variant *draugiz are Dutch droog, Low German dröög. All mean “dry”.

Wëlls de léiwer en dréchene Wäin oder e séissen?

Would you prefer a dry wine or a sweet one?


Lach

lb-noun

Lach n (plural Lächer, diminutive Lächelchen)

From Old High German loh, from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with German Loch, Dutch lok, English lock.


Stuerm

From Old High German sturm (“storm”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).


ofspillen

lb-verb

ofspillen (third-person singular present spillt of, past participle ofgespillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

spillt of (present singular third-person)
ofgespillt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
ofspillen (infinitive)
ofgespillt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
spillen of (first-person indicative present singular)
spills of (indicative present second-person singular)
spill of (imperative second-person singular)
spillt of (indicative present singular third-person)
spillen of (first-person indicative plural present)
spillt of (indicative plural present second-person)
spillt of (imperative plural second-person)
spillen of (indicative plural present third-person)


Toun

From Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos).


Trombone

Trombonen (plural)
Trombonn (alternative)


Praff

From Old High German phropha, from Latin prōpāgō. The same word is at hand in the first element of German Pfropfreis.


Reef

From Middle High German and Old High German reif, from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz. Cognate with German Reif, Dutch reep, English rope, Icelandic reipi.


Tromm

Cognate with German Trommel, Dutch trommel, English drum.


schéissen

schéissen (third-person singular present schéisst, past participle geschoss, auxiliary verb hunn)

schéisst (present singular third-person)
geschoss (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
schéissen (infinitive)
geschoss (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
schéissen (first-person indicative present singular)
schéiss (indicative present second-person singular)
schéiss (imperative second-person singular)
schéisst (indicative present singular third-person)
schéissen (first-person indicative plural present)
schéisst (indicative plural present second-person)
schéisst (imperative plural second-person)
schéissen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Old High German skiozan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną. Cognate with German schießen, Dutch schieten, West Frisian sjitte, English shoot, Icelandic skjóta.


Schléier

From the verb schloen (“to hit, to strike”).


stëmmen

stëmmen (third-person singular present stëmmt, past participle gestëmmt, auxiliary verb hunn)

stëmmt (present singular third-person)
gestëmmt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
stëmmen (infinitive)
gestëmmt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
stëmmen (first-person indicative present singular)
stëmms (indicative present second-person singular)
stëmm (imperative second-person singular)
stëmmt (indicative present singular third-person)
stëmmen (first-person indicative plural present)
stëmmt (indicative plural present second-person)
stëmmt (imperative plural second-person)
stëmmen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Stëmm (“voice; vote”). Compare German stimmen.

(transitive, music) to tune (an instrument)


Juck

Originally meaning a “gallery, higher level above a room”, especially in a barn.

(colloquial, church, theater) gallery, gods


blosen

blosen (third-person singular present bléist, past participle geblosen, auxiliary verb hunn)

bléist (present singular third-person)
geblosen (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
blosen (infinitive)
geblosen (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
blosen (first-person indicative present singular)
bléis (indicative present second-person singular)
blos (imperative second-person singular)
bléist (indicative present singular third-person)
blosen (first-person indicative plural present)
bloost (indicative plural present second-person)
bloost (imperative plural second-person)
blosen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German blāsen, from Old High German blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.
Cognate with German blasen, Dutch blazen, English blaze, Icelandic blása, Swedish blåsa.

(transitive, music) to play a wind instrument


opschloen

opschloen (third-person singular present schléit op, past participle opgeschloen, auxiliary verb hunn or sinn)

schléit op (present singular third-person)
opgeschloen (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
sinn (auxiliary)
opschloen (infinitive)
opgeschloen (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
sinn (auxiliary)
schloen op (first-person indicative present singular)
schléis op (indicative present second-person singular)
schlo op (imperative second-person singular)
schléit op (indicative present singular third-person)
schloen op (first-person indicative plural present)
schlot op (indicative plural present second-person)
schlot op (imperative plural second-person)
schloen op (indicative plural present third-person)

(transitive, with auxiliary hunn, sports) to serve, to pitch


praffen

praffen (third-person singular present prafft, past participle geprafft, auxiliary verb hunn)

prafft (present singular third-person)
geprafft (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
praffen (infinitive)
geprafft (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
praffen (first-person indicative present singular)
praffs (indicative present second-person singular)
praff (imperative second-person singular)
prafft (indicative present singular third-person)
praffen (first-person indicative plural present)
prafft (indicative plural present second-person)
prafft (imperative plural second-person)
praffen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German phrophen, from Old High German phrophōn. Cognate with German pfropfen.


ofginn

ofginn (third-person singular present gëtt of, past participle ofginn, auxiliary verb hunn)

gëtt of (present singular third-person)
ofginn (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
ofginn (infinitive)
ofginn (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
ginn of (first-person indicative present singular)
gouf of (first-person indicative past singular)
géif of (conditional first-person singular)
gëss of (indicative present second-person singular)
goufs of (indicative past second-person singular)
géifs of (conditional second-person singular)
gëff of (imperative second-person singular)
gëtt of (indicative present singular third-person)
gouf of (indicative past singular third-person)
géif of (conditional singular third-person)
ginn of (first-person indicative plural present)
goufen of (first-person indicative past plural)
géifen of (conditional first-person plural)
gitt of (indicative plural present second-person)
gouft of (indicative past plural second-person)
géift of (conditional plural second-person)
gitt of (imperative plural second-person)
ginn of (indicative plural present third-person)
goufen of (indicative past plural third-person)
géifen of (conditional plural third-person)

From Old High German abageban, from Proto-Germanic *abagebaną; equivalent to of- + ginn. Cognate with German abgeben.


päifen

päifen (third-person singular present päift, past participle gepaff, auxiliary verb hunn)

päift (present singular third-person)
gepaff (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
päifen (infinitive)
gepäift (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
päifen (first-person indicative present singular)
päifs (indicative present second-person singular)
päif (imperative second-person singular)
päift (indicative present singular third-person)
päifen (first-person indicative plural present)
päift (indicative plural present second-person)
päift (imperative plural second-person)
päifen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German phīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pīpāre. Cognate with German pfeifen, English pipe.


Fräistouss

[ˈfʀæːɪ̯ˌʃtəʊ̯s]

From fräi + Stouss, after German Freistoß, itself after English free kick.


Héichsprong

/ˈhei̯χˌʃpʀoŋ/

[ˈhɜɪ̯ɕˌʃpʀoŋ]

From héich + Sprong, after German Hochsprung.


Wäitsprong

/ˈvæːɪ̯tˌʃpʀoŋ/


Dräisprong

/ˈdʀæi̯ˌʃpʀoŋ/

[ˈdʀæˑɪ̯ˌʃpʀoŋ]

From dräi + Sprong, after German Dreisprung.


Optrëtt

From Middle High German ūftrit. Cognate with German Auftritt.


Stiermer

lb-noun

Stiermer m (plural Stiermer, feminine Stiermerin)

From Stuerm + -er. Compare German Stürmer.


Mëttelfeldspiller

Mëttelfeldspiller m (plural Mëttelfeldspiller)


Verteideger

/fɐˈtɑɪ̯deʁɐ/

[fɐˈtɑɪ̯dəʑɐ]

Borrowed from German Verteidiger; the native Luxembourgish form is Verdeedeger.


Verdeedeger

[fɐˈdeːdəʑɐ]


verdeedegen

lb-verb

verdeedegen (third-person singular present verdeedegt, past participle verdeedegt, auxiliary verb hunn)

verdeedegt (present singular third-person)
verdeedegt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
verdeedegen (infinitive)
verdeedegt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
verdeedegen (first-person indicative present singular)
verdeedegs (indicative present second-person singular)
verdeedeg (imperative second-person singular)
verdeedegt (indicative present singular third-person)
verdeedegen (first-person indicative plural present)
verdeedegt (indicative plural present second-person)
verdeedegt (imperative plural second-person)
verdeedegen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German verteidingen. Cognate with German verteidigen, Dutch verdedigen.

(intransitive, sports) to defend, to play in defence


markéieren

markéieren (third-person singular present markéiert, past participle markéiert, auxiliary verb hunn)

markéiert (present singular third-person)
markéiert (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
markéieren (infinitive)
markéiert (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
markéieren (first-person indicative present singular)
markéiers (indicative present second-person singular)
markéier (imperative second-person singular)
markéiert (indicative present singular third-person)
markéieren (first-person indicative plural present)
markéiert (indicative plural present second-person)
markéiert (imperative plural second-person)
markéieren (indicative plural present third-person)

/mɑʀˈkɜɪ̯əʀən/


Dreschmaschinn

lb-noun

Dreschmaschinn f (plural Dreschmaschinnen)

/ˈdʁæʃmɑˌʃin/

(agriculture) thresher, threshing machine


Här

From Middle High German herre, shortened from hērre, from Old High German hērro, contracted from hēriro. Cognate with German Herr, Dutch heer.

Female equivalent: Damm, Fra

(sports, chiefly in the plural) man, male contestant


Aachtelsfinall

Aachtelsfinall f (plural Aachtelsfinallen)

* From Aachtel (“eighth”) + -s- (“finale”) + Finall.

compound

(sports) last 16 or eighth final (the round before the quarterfinal)


Kaascht

From Middle High German karst, from Old High German karst, of unknown origin.

(horticulture) fork hoe (tool for loosening soil)

(cooking) stirring fork for a copper pot


ofsteigen

lb-verb

ofsteigen (third-person singular present steigt of, past participle ofgestigen, auxiliary verb sinn)

steigt of (present singular third-person)
ofgestigen (participle past)
sinn (auxiliary)

[ˈoːfˌʃtɑɪ̯ʑən]

Partial calque of German absteigen. For Luxembourgish *steigen see asteigen.

(sports) to be relegated (to a lower league)


opsteigen

opsteigen (third-person singular present steigt op, past participle opgestigen, auxiliary verb sinn)

steigt op (present singular third-person)
opgestigen (participle past)
sinn (auxiliary)

[ˈopˌʃtɑɪ̯ʑən]

Partial calque of German aufsteigen. For Luxembourgish *steigen see asteigen.

(sports) to be promoted (to a higher league)