hessesch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German hessisch; equivalent to Hessen +‎ -esch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæseʃ/, [ˈhæsəʃ]

Adjective

hessesch (masculine hesseschen, neuter hessescht, comparative méi hessesch, superlative am hesseschsten)

  1. Hessian
    • 2001, Jeanny Friederich et al., Eng Klack fir eis Sprooch[1]:
      Ze verstoen ass déi Kueberei nëmmen doduerch, datt däitschsproocheg (hessesch) Beamten déi lëtzebuergesch Nimm am 19. Joerhonnert no hirem Ouer opgeschriwwen hunn
      The ignorance is only to be understood as a result of the fact that German-speaking (Hessian) officials wrote down the Luxembourgish names in the 19th century from what they heard
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of hessesch
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner hesseschen hessescht
independent without determiner hessesches hessescher
dative after any declined word hesseschen hessescher hesseschen hesseschen
as first declined word hesseschem hesseschem