schëlleg
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German schuldec, from Old High German sculdig, related to sculd (“guilt, shame; debt”). Cognate with German schuldig, Dutch schuldig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃeleχ/, [ˈʃələɕ]
Adjective
schëlleg (masculine schëllegen, neuter schëllegt, comparative méi schëlleg, superlative am schëllegsten)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | schëllegen | schëllegt | ||
| independent without determiner | schëlleges | schëlleger | |||
| dative | after any declined word | schëllegen | schëlleger | schëllegen | schëllegen |
| as first declined word | schëllegem | schëllegem | |||