toufen
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtəʊ̯fen/, [ˈtəʊ̯fən]
Verb
toufen (third-person singular present touft, past participle getouft, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to offend, to insult
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | toufen | |
| participle | getouft | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | toufen | — |
| 2nd singular | toufs | touf |
| 3rd singular | touft | — |
| 1st plural | toufen | — |
| 2nd plural | touft | touft |
| 3rd plural | toufen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Synonyms
- (to offend): blesséieren, kränken, vexéieren
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *daupijaną.
Verb
toufen
- to dip, to immerse
Descendants
- German: taufen
- → Italian: tuffare
- Luxembourgish: deefen