Steenchen

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Steen +‎ -chen. The inherited form is Stengchen, of which Stengercher is a regular plural. The now predominant use with singular in -een- but plural in -eng- is based on the same alternation in the simplex noun (where this is regular).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃteːnɕən]

Noun

Steenchen m (plural Stengercher)

  1. diminutive of Steen: little stone, pebble
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