höösch

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German hövesch and/or Middle Dutch hovesch, both “courteous, polite”. Equivalent to Hoff (“court”) + -isch. Compare Dutch heus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hœːʃ/

Adjective

höösch (masculine höösche, feminine and plural höösche or höösch, comparative hööscher, superlative et hööschte)

  1. (Ripuarian, chiefly predicative and adverbial) slow, careful, gentle, quiet
    Wä Mösche fange well, moss höösch senn.
    In order to catch sparrows, one must be gentle.
    • 1975, “Verspätung”‎[1]performed by Bläck Fööss:
      Well der ding Frau dann noch ens höösch an et Hemb,
      Säs de: Hück läuf nix, hück weed jepennt!
      When your wife proceeds to gently opening your shirt,
      You’ll say: Tonight there’ll be nothing going on, tonight we sleep.
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