loossen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German lāzan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. Cognate with German lassen, Dutch laten, English let, Icelandic láta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloːsən/

Verb

loossen (third-person singular present léisst, preterite louss, past participle gelooss, past subjunctive léiss, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to leave

   Ech hu mäi Portmonni doheem gelooss.

   I have left my wallet at home.

2. to let

   Looss hie schwätzen!

   Let him speak!

3. to allow, to permit

Usage notes

• The past tense and subjunctive forms are widely obsolete in contemporary Luxembourgish.

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense
infinitive	loossen
participle	gelooss
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional	imperative
1st singular	loossen	louss	léiss	—
2nd singular	léiss	louss	léiss	looss
3rd singular	léisst	louss	léiss	—
1st plural	loossen	loussen	léissen	—
2nd plural	loosst	lousst	léisst	loosst
3rd plural	loossen	loussen	léissen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• verloossen