hänselen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowed from German hänseln, from Hanse (“guild”), from the hazing rituals performed on new members of guilds. Secondarily associated with the name Hans, which is sometimes used pejoratively (compare German Hanswurst).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhænzelen/, [ˈhænzələn]
Verb
hänselen (third-person singular present hänselt, past participle gehänselt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to tease
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hänselen | |
| participle | gehänselt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | hänselen | — |
| 2nd singular | hänsels | hänsel |
| 3rd singular | hänselt | — |
| 1st plural | hänselen | — |
| 2nd plural | hänselt | hänselt |
| 3rd plural | hänselen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||