Schräiner

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃʀæˑɪ̯nɐ]

Etymology 1

From Middle High German schrīnære. By surface analysis, Schräin (“chest, trunk”) +‎ -er. The expected form is Schrénger, which is attested dialectally. The form Schräiner has been readapted to the primary noun. Influence by cognate German Schreiner is possible.

Noun

Schräiner m (plural Schräineren or Schräiner, feminine Schräinesch)

  1. a carpenter who makes furniture and other (portable) wooden objects; cabinetmaker
Coordinate terms
  • Zammermann (“joiner, carpenter who builds houses”)
Derived terms
  • Schräinerei

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Schräiner

  1. plural of Schräin
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