böëke

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• bäöke (widespread variant)
• beuke (Maastrichtian)
• bäöëke (Voeren)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bueken, probably from Middle High German bochen, from Proto-Germanic *puk-, which is probably imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbøə̯.kə/, /ˈbœə̯.kə/
• Hyphenation: böë‧ke
• Rhymes: -œə̯kə

Verb

böëke (third-person singular present böëkt, preterite böëkte, past participle geböëkt, auxiliary verb haane)

1. (Eupen) to blubber, cry

Conjugation

Regular (Eupen dialect)
infinitive	böëke
participle	geböëkt
auxiliary	haane
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	böëk	böëkde	—
2nd singular	böëks	böëkdes	böëk
3rd singular	böëkt	böëkde	—
1st plural	böëke	böëkde	—
2nd plural	böëkt	böëkde	böëkt
3rd plural	böëke	böëkde	—