éierlech
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German ērlich, from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀulīk. By surface analysis, Éier (“honour”) + -lech (“-ly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈəɪ̯ɐləɕ]
Adjective
éierlech (masculine éierlechen, neuter éierlecht, comparative méi éierlech, superlative am éierlechsten)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | éierlechen | éierlecht | ||
| independent without determiner | éierleches | éierlecher | |||
| dative | after any declined word | éierlechen | éierlecher | éierlechen | éierlechen |
| as first declined word | éierlechem | éierlechem | |||
Derived terms
- Éierlechkeet