liewen

See also: Liewen and lièwén

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German levēn, northern variant of lebēn, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną. Cognate with German leben, Dutch leven, West Frisian libje, English live, Icelandic lifa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlie̯ven/, [liə̯vən]
• Rhymes: -iəvən

Verb

liewen (third-person singular present lieft, past participle gelieft, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (intransitive) to live, to be alive
2. (intransitive) to reside, to live

   Ech liewen an der Stad.

   I live in Luxembourg City.

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	liewen
participle	gelieft
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	liewen	—
2nd singular	liefs	lief
3rd singular	lieft	—
1st plural	liewen	—
2nd plural	lieft	lieft
3rd plural	liewen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

• (to reside): wunnen

Derived terms

• aliewen
• ausliewen
• beliewen
• erliewen
• iwwerliewen
• opliewen
• verliewen

Related terms

• Leif
• lieweg
• Liewen