Lucsamburg
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English, German Luxemburg, from Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz.
Proper noun
Lucsamburg f (genitive Lucsamburg)
- Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)
- Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)
Derived terms
- Lucsambuirgis f (“Luxembourgish”)
- Lucsamburgach (“Luxembourgish, Luxembourgian”, adjective)
- Lucsamburgach m (“Luxembourger, Luxembourgian”)
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Lucsamburg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Lucsamburg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025