Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From a conflation of Middle High German beleiten (from Old High German bileiten) and Middle High German geleiten; both prefixed forms of leiten (whence Luxembourgish leeden (to lead, to guide)). The same mixture of prefixes also occurs in German begleiten and Dutch begeleiden.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beˈɡleːden/, [bəˈɡleːdən]

Verb

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begleeden (third-person singular present begleet, past participle begleet, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to accompany, to escort

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive begleeden
participle begleet
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular begleeden
2nd singular begleets begleet
3rd singular begleet
1st plural begleeden
2nd plural begleet begleet
3rd plural begleeden
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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