wuessen

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Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną. Cognate with German wachsen, Dutch wassen, English wax, West Frisian waakse, Icelandic vaxa, Swedish växa.

Verb

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wuessen (third-person singular present wiisst, past participle gewuess, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. (intransitive) to grow
Conjugation
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Irregular
infinitive wuessen
participle gewuess
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular wuessen
2nd singular wiiss wuess
3rd singular wiisst
1st plural wuessen
2nd plural wuesst wuesst
3rd plural wuessen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From the noun Wuess (wax).

Verb

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wuessen (third-person singular present wuesst, past participle gewuesst, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to wax, to apply wax to
Conjugation
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Regular
infinitive wuessen
participle gewuesst
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular wuessen
2nd singular wuess wuess
3rd singular wuesst
1st plural wuessen
2nd plural wuesst wuesst
3rd plural wuessen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.