betounen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From be- + Toun + -en, after German betonen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈteu̯nen/, [bəˈtəʊ̯nən]
Verb
betounen (third-person singular present betount, past participle betount, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to emphasise, to accentuate
- (transitive, linguistics) to stress
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | betounen | |
| participle | betount | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | betounen | — |
| 2nd singular | betouns | betoun |
| 3rd singular | betount | — |
| 1st plural | betounen | — |
| 2nd plural | betount | betount |
| 3rd plural | betounen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
- Betounung
Related terms
- Toun