deier
See also: Déier
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German *diuri, northern variant of tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dai̯(e)ʀ/, [ˈdɑɪ̯.ɐ]
Audio: (file)
Adjective
deier (masculine deieren, neuter deiert, comparative méi deier, superlative am deiersten)
- expensive
- Firwat ass d'Brout hei sou deier?
- Why is bread so expensive around here?
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | deieren | deiert | ||
| independent without determiner | deieres | deierer | |||
| dative | after any declined word | deieren | deierer | deieren | deieren |
| as first declined word | deierem | deierem | |||
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German teuer, Dutch duur, English dear, Swedish dyr.
Adjective
deier