iessen
See also: Iessen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Danish æde, Norwegian Bokmål ete, Swedish äta, and Icelandic éta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈie̯sen/, [ˈiə̯sən]
- Rhymes: -iəsən
- Homophone: Iessen
Verb
iessen (third-person singular present ësst, past participle giess, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive or intransitive) to eat
Conjugation
| Irregular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | iessen | |
| participle | giess | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | iessen | — |
| 2nd singular | ëss | iess |
| 3rd singular | ësst | — |
| 1st plural | iessen | — |
| 2nd plural | iesst | iesst |
| 3rd plural | iessen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
- ewechiessen
- matiessen
- opiessen