zwart

From Middle Dutch swart, from Old Dutch swart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz.


gitaar

Borrowed from French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

der

Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)


natts

From Old Limburgish nahtes, equivalent to the adverbial solidified genitive of Naat (“night”).


Leed

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Leed n (plural Leeder or Leechter, diminutive Leddsche or Leedsche)

Leeder (plural)
Leechter (plural)
Leddsche (diminutive)
Leedsche (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ, from Proto-Germanic *leuþą.

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(music) song (musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics)


Ro

From Middle Dutch rowe, rouwe, from Old Dutch *ruowa, from Proto-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”).

calm, relative quietness (absence of loud sounds)


Schatte

From Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃-tús.


Leech

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Leech n (plural Leechter, diminutive Leechske or Leechschke)

Leechter (plural)
Leechske (diminutive)
Leechschke (diminutive)

From earlier lieht, from Middle Dutch licht, from Old Dutch lieht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom.


Lamp

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(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

From Old French lampe, from Latin lampas (“lamp; torch; lantern”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch; lamp”), from λάμπω (lámpō, “shine”)

der

lamp, light (piece of furniture, or fixture mounted on a wall or ceiling, holding one or more electric light sockets)


schwijje

schwitt (present singular third-person)
schwäch (preterite)
geschwéëge (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)

From Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn, likely palatalized through influence from Central Franconian.

(intransitive) to stop talking; to shut up


Gitaar

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Gitaar f (plural Gitaare, diminutive Gitaarke)

der

Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)


Gout

(Eupen, uncountable) gold (chemical element, Au)


Gout

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Gout n (plural Goute, diminutive Göütske)

(Eupen) commodity, property, possession, good

(Eupen) a large farmstead, estate related to agriculture.


schwarrt

schwarrt (masculine schwarrte, feminine schwarrte, comparative schwarrter, superlative swarrtste)

schwarrte (masculine)
schwarrte (feminine)
schwarrter (comparative)
swarrtste (superlative)

From Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz.


wétt

wétte (masculine)
wétte (feminine)
wétter (comparative)
wéttste (superlative)

From Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweydós, a byform of *ḱweytós (“bright; shine”).


schpéële

schpällt (present singular third-person)
geschpällt (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)

(intransitive, often with métt (with)) to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)

(transitive) to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie)

(transitive) to play, to perform on (a musical instrument)


Schiif

From Proto-West Germanic *skībā, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ.


ruë

ruë (masculine)
ruë (feminine)
ruëer (comparative)
ruëtste (superlative)

From Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós.

(historical, possibly offensive) redskin; Native American; Indian


Kärrts

From Middle Limburgish kerze, from Old High German kerza, from either Latin cērāta (“covered with wax”) or Latin charta (“sheet of papyrus”, in this case referring to layers of birch bark from which candles were made). The latter explanation is typically preferred, though the former is semantically more suggestive.


kriische

krischt (present singular third-person)
kréësche (preterite)
gekréësche (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)

From Middle Limburgish krīschen, from Old Limburgish and Proto-West Germanic *krīskan, from Proto-Germanic *krīskaną.


schtéll

schtélle (masculine)
schtéll (feminine)
schtéller (comparative)
schtéllste (superlative)

From Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH-


Blängong

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(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish)


Ṣon

From Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén-, oblique stem of *sóh₂wl̥.


Blik

From the thieves' and beggars' cants spoken in Limburg. Possibly from bliike̩ (“to appear, to seem”).


Blike̩r

Blik

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Castenray, Merselo


Mǫǫnt

From Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Compare German Mond, Alemannic German Mond, Luxembourgish Mound, Central Franconian Mond and Vilamovian mönd for other variants that added a word-final dental plosive.

Mǫnt

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, variants with final -t

maon

Mǫǫn, Mǫe̩n (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, variants without final -t)


Kǫe̩l

From Proto-West Germanic *kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą.

(uncountable) coal (material; either stone coal or charcoal)


Le̩wäi

Borrowed from Dutch lawaai (“racket”), probably from Yiddish לוויה (lvih, “funeral”), from Hebrew לוויה.

(various dialects of Central Limburgish and East Limburgish) racket, noise


Le̩wäit

From earlier Lawäit, not related to Limburgish Le̩wäi. Compare Belgian Dutch laweit.

(widespread in West Limburgish, Central Limburgish, various dialects of Northern East Limburgish and Heerlen, Venlo) racket, noise


Häri

Borrowed from Dutch herrie, possibly from English hurry.

(various dialects of Central Limburgish, East Limburgish and Nieuwenhagen, Venlo) loud noise, racket


Schpäktaake̩l

From Latin spectāculum (“spectacle”) (possibly through Old French spectacle), from spectare (“to see”), from speciō (“to look at”), from Proto-Italic *spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti.

(widespread Southeast of the Panningen-line) loud noise, racket


Nach

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

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(uncountable) nighttime (time between sunset and sunrise)


Vlügel

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Vlügel m (plural Vlügel or Vlügele or Vlügels, diminutive Vlügelke)

Vlügel (plural)
Vlügele (plural)
Vlügels (plural)
Vlügelke (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz.