gëllen

See also: gellen

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡelen/, [ˈɡələn]
• Rhymes: -ələn

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German guldīn, from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn.

Cognate with German golden, gülden, Dutch gouden, English golden, Icelandic gullinn.

Adjective

gëllen (masculine gëllenen, neuter gëllent, comparative méi gëllen, superlative am gëllensten)

1. golden

   D'Kierch huet e gëllent Tabernakel.

   The church has a golden tabernacle.

Declension

declension of gëllen

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass gëllen	si ass gëllen	et ass gëllen	si si(nn) gëllen
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	gëllenen	gëllen	gëllent	gëllen
	independent without determiner			gëllenes	gëllener
dative	after any declined word	gëllenen	gëllener	gëllenen	gëllenen
	as first declined word	gëllenem		gëllenem

Related terms

• Gold
• vergëllen

Etymology 2

From Old High German geldan, northern variant of geltan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną. The vocalism is generalized from the 2nd and 3rd person singular present. Cognate with German gelten, Dutch gelden, Low German gellen, Icelandic gjalda, English yield.

Verb

gëllen (third-person singular present gëllt, past participle gegollt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to be valid; to count; to be in effect

   De Gol huet net gegollt.

   The goal did not count.

   Dat neit Gesetz gëllt vum 1. Juli un.

   The new law will be in effect from the 1st of July.

Usage notes

• There is an alternative (but rarer) past participle gegëllt.

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	gëllen
participle	gegollt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	gëllen	—
2nd singular	gëlls	gëll
3rd singular	gëllt	—
1st plural	gëllen	—
2nd plural	gëllt	gëllt
3rd plural	gëllen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.