haaptsächlech
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Haaptsaach (“main thing”) + -lech (“-like”), after German hauptsächlich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaːptˌzæχleχ/, [ˈhaːbˌd͡zæɕləɕ]
Adjective
haaptsächlech (masculine haaptsächlechen, neuter haaptsächlecht, not comparable)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | haaptsächlechen | haaptsächlecht | ||
| independent without determiner | haaptsächleches | haaptsächlecher | |||
| dative | after any declined word | haaptsächlechen | haaptsächlecher | haaptsächlechen | haaptsächlechen |
| as first declined word | haaptsächlechem | haaptsächlechem | |||
Adverb
haaptsächlech