héiflech
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From German höflich, from Middle High German hövelich, from hof (“court”) + -lich, equivalent to Luxembourgish Haff + -lech. In view of the vocalism an older borrowing, but it cannot be a native descendant of the Middle High German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhei̯fleχ/, [ˈhɜɪ̯fləɕ]
Adjective
héiflech (masculine héiflechen, neuter héiflecht, comparative méi héiflech, superlative am héiflechsten)
Declension
declension of héiflech
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass héiflech | si ass héiflech | et ass héiflech | si si(nn) héiflech | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | héiflechen | héiflech | héiflecht | héiflech |
| independent without determiner | héifleches | héiflecher | |||
| dative | after any declined word | héiflechen | héiflecher | héiflechen | héiflechen |
| as first declined word | héiflechem | héiflechem | |||
Derived terms
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