heefen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German höufen, houfen, from Old High German *houfōn or (in view of the umlaut) perhaps *houfen (attested only as hauffen and gihoufot), a variant of hūfōn (whence Middle High German hūfen). Cognate with German häufen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːfen/, [ˈheːfən]

Verb

heefen (third-person singular present heeft, past participle geheeft, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to heap, to pile up
2. (reflexive) to accrete, to pile up

Conjugation

Regular

infinitive	heefen
participle	geheeft
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	heefen	—
2nd singular	heefs	heef
3rd singular	heeft	—
1st plural	heefen	—
2nd plural	heeft	heeft
3rd plural	heefen	—

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Related terms

• Haf