leien

See also: léien

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From lei +‎ -en.

Adjective

leien (not comparable)

1. slaten

Etymology 2

Noun

leien

1. plural of lei

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Through *lijen from Middle High German ligen, from Old High German ligen, from older liggen by generalisation of the stem of the 2nd and 3rd persons singular, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan. Cognate with German liegen, Dutch liggen, English lie, Icelandic liggja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlai̯en/, [ˈlɑɪ̯.ən]
• Rhymes: -ɑɪən

Verb

leien (third-person singular present läit, preterite louch, past participle geleeën, past subjunctive léich, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to lie, to rest horizontally
2. to lie, to be situated
3. to be in a certain condition

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense

infinitive	leien
participle	geleeën
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional	imperative
1st singular	leien	louch	léich	—
2nd singular	läis	louchs	léichs	lei
3rd singular	läit	louch	léich	—
1st plural	leien	louchen	léichen	—
2nd plural	leit	loucht	léicht	leit
3rd plural	leien	louchen	léichen	—

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

Derived terms

• bäileien
• opleien
• uleien
• virleien
• zeréckleien
• ëmleien
• ënnerleien

Related terms

• leeën