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gëllen
gëllen
See also: gellen
Luxembourgish
Adjective
gëllen (masculine gëllenen, neuter gëllent, comparative méi gëllen, superlative am gëllensten)
- golden
- D'Kierch huet e gëllent Tabernakel.
- The church has a golden tabernacle.
- D'Kierch huet e gëllent Tabernakel.
Declension
declension of gëllen
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| accusative | gëllenen | gëllen | gëllent | gëllen |
| nominative | gëllenen | gëllen | gëllent | gëllen |
| dative | gëllenen | gëllener | gëllenen | gëllenen |
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)
- 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.
- De Gol huet net gegollt.
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. | ||
Usage notes
- There is an alternative (but rarer) past participle gegëllt.