Ëmgangssprooch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Ëmgang (“contact, commerce, intercourse”) +‎ -s- +‎ Sprooch (“language”), phonetic adaptation or calque of German Umgangssprache. Compare Danish omgangssprog.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈem.ɡaŋsˌʃpʀoːχ/, [ˈəm.ɡɑŋ(k)sˌʃpʀoːχ]

Noun

Ëmgangssprooch f (plural Ëmgangssproochen)

  1. colloquial language, vernacular
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