déidlech
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German dœtlich, northern variant of tœtlich. Equivalent to Doud + -lech. Cognate with German tödlich, Dutch dodelijk, English deadly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɜɪ̯t.ləɕ]
Adjective
déidlech (masculine déidlechen, neuter déidlecht, comparative méi déidlech, superlative am déidlechsten)
- deadly, lethal
- Op dëser Strooss ass virun e puer Joer en déidlecht Attentat geschitt.
- A deadly attack occurred in this street a couple of years ago.
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | déidlechen | déidlecht | ||
| independent without determiner | déidleches | déidlecher | |||
| dative | after any declined word | déidlechen | déidlecher | déidlechen | déidlechen |
| as first declined word | déidlechem | déidlechem | |||
See also
- däitlech (not to be confused)