schwiewen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German swebēn, from Proto-Germanic *swibēną. Cognate with German schweben and Dutch zweven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃwiə̯vən/
- Rhymes: -iəvən
Verb
schwiewen (third-person singular present schwieft, past participle geschwieft, auxiliary verb sinn)
- (intransitive) to float, to hover
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schwiewen | |
| participle | geschwieft | |
| auxiliary | sinn | |
| present indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | schwiewen | — |
| 2nd singular | schwiefs | schwief |
| 3rd singular | schwieft | — |
| 1st plural | schwiewen | — |
| 2nd plural | schwieft | schwieft |
| 3rd plural | schwiewen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
- an der Schwief (“in limbo”)