zouen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Derived from zou, adverbial form of the preposition zu (“to”). The adverb has a sense “closed”, as do German zu, Dutch toe. Compare the same derivation in oppen (“open”) from op (“up”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsəʊən/
Adjective
zouen (masculine zouenen, neuter zouent, comparative méi zouen, superlative am zouensten)
- (attributive only) closed
Declension
declension of zouen
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass zouen | si ass zouen | et ass zouen | si si(nn) zouen | |
| without article | nominative/accusative | zouenen | zouen | zouent | zouen |
| dative | zouenem | zouener | zouenem | zouenen | |
| with article | nominative/accusative | zouenen | zouen | zouent | zouen |
| dative | zouenen | zouener | zouenen | zouenen | |
Related terms
- zou