Wéngert

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From a contraction of Old High German wīngarto. Compare the same in regional German Wingert alongside uncontracted Weingarten. English vineyard is the same construct. In Luxembourgish, Wéngert secondarily joins itself to Wéng-, which is a velarized alternate stem of Wäin (“wine”); compare the diminutive Wéngchen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveŋert/, [ˈveŋɐt]

Noun

Wéngert m (plural Wéngerten)

  1. vineyard
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