fréi
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frei̯/, [fʀɜɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -ɜɪ
Etymology 1
From Middle High German vrüeje, vrüe, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-West Germanic *frō(ī) (“early”). Cognate with German früh, Yiddish פֿרי (fri), Dutch vroeg.
Adjective
fréi (masculine fréien, neuter fréit, comparative méi fréi or fréier, superlative am fréisten)
- early
- Huel de fréien Zuch, dann hues de genuch Zäit.
- Take the early train, so you’ll have enough time.
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | fréien | fréit | ||
independent without determiner | fréies | fréier | |||
dative | after any declined word | fréien | fréier | fréien | fréien |
as first declined word | fréiem | fréiem |
Antonyms
Etymology 2
From Middle High German vrōwe, vrūge, vruo, from Old High German fruo, from Proto-West Germanic *frō (“early”).
Adverb
fréi
- early
- Méindes muss ech fréi opstoen.
- On Mondays I have to get up early.
Norman
Adjective
fréi m
- alternative form of fré