fréier

See also: freier and Freier

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frei̯(e)r/, [ˈfʀɜɪ̯.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɜɪɐ

Etymology 1

Adjective

fréier

  1. comparative degree of fréi (“early”)
    Deng fréier Virschléi ware besser wéi dësen.
    Your earlier suggestions were better than this one.
  2. former
    De fréiere Minister krut e Poste bäi enger grousser Entreprise.
    The former minister got a position in a big company.
Usage notes
  • For the more literal comparative “earlier in time”, “earlier in the day” use the analytic construction méi fréi.
Declension
Declension of fréier
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner fréieren fréiert
independent without determiner fréieres fréierer
dative after any declined word fréieren fréierer fréieren fréieren
as first declined word fréierem fréierem

Adverb

fréier

  1. formerly, in the past

Etymology 2

Inflected form of fréieren (“to freeze”).

Verb

fréier

  1. second-person singular imperative of fréieren
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