Box

Derived from or related to Middle Low German buxe. Compare Luxembourgish Box and Central Franconian Botz.


april

From Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).


augustus

[ɔʋˈɣʏs.təs]

Borrowed from Latin augustus (“month of August”). Doublet of ougs.


grut

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grut (masculine grute, feminine grute, comparative gruter or gröter, superlative grütste or grötste or grutste)

grute (masculine)
grute (feminine)
gruter (comparative)
gröter (comparative)
grütste (superlative)
grötste (superlative)
grutste (superlative)

Inherited from Middle Dutch grôot, from Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

gruut

German-based spelling, alternative spelling form


daag

daag m (plural daag or dage, diminutive daegske or daegsje or deëgske or deëgsje)

daag (plural)
dage (plural)
daegske (diminutive)
daegsje (diminutive)
deëgske (diminutive)
deëgsje (diminutive)

From Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”).

der

daytime (time between sunrise and sunset)


natts

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


jonk

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jonk (masculine jonge, feminine jong, comparative jonger or jönger, superlative jongste)

jonge (masculine)
jong (feminine)
jonger (comparative)
jönger (comparative)
jongste (superlative)

From Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.

(Southeast Limburgish, including Eupen) young

Southeast Limburgish; including Eupen; Southeast Limburgish; including Eupen

joonk

jónk (Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish, North Limburgish)


jonk

jonk m (plural jonges, diminutive jungske)

Fixed nominalisation of Limburgish jonk (“young”).

(Southeast Limburgish, uncommon) boy, young guy


jonk

jonk n (plural jonge, diminutive jungske)

(Southeast Limburgish) A young: a young being, especially an animal.


Jong

Jong m (plural Jonge, diminutive Jöngeltje)


Daag

From Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag.

(uncountable) daytime (time between sunrise and sunset)


Juss

Shortening of Augustus, from Latin augustus (“month of August”). With standard Ripuarian palatalization of -g- to -j-.


Weech

From earlier wīga, likely from Proto-West Germanic *waggjan, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaną.


Tied

Tied f (plural Tiee or Tijje, diminutive Tiedsche)

Tiee (plural)
Tijje (plural)
Tiedsche (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis.


Johr

Johr n (plural Johr or Johre, diminutive Jöhrke or Jörke)

Johr (plural)
Johre (plural)
Jöhrke (diminutive)
Jörke (diminutive)

From Proto-West Germanic *jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-.

Joar

German-based spelling, alternative spelling forms

year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun)

year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star)


waek

From Middle Dutch wēke, from Old Dutch *wika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg-.


jaor

From Middle Dutch jâer, from Old Dutch jār, from Proto-West Germanic *jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-.


Klock

Klock f (plural Klocke, diminutive Klockske)

From Old Irish clocc, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Luxembourgish Klack, Dutch klok, German Glocke.

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeic


Juuli

Derived from Latin Iūlius (“month of July”).


Ovend

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs.

inh+

evening (the time from dusk until around midnight)

Oved

Sint-Truiden, Fischeln, Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach


iew

From Middle Dutch êwe, from Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”).


Augusst

Derived from Latin augustus (“month of August”).


Détsämmber

Borrowed from German Dezember, from Latin December.


Fébruwaar

From Latin Februārius, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷrwom.

februari

fibberwarie, fibberwari (widespread variant)


Joërhaundert

Compound of Joër (“year”) + Haundert (“hundred”).


Juuni

From the Latin (mēnsis) Jūnius (“month of June”).


Kaïnt

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Kaïnt n (plural Kaïnder, diminutive Kénntje or Kineke)

Kaïnder (plural)
Kénntje (diminutive)
Kineke (diminutive)

From Proto-West Germanic *kind, from Proto-Germanic *kinþą.

(Eupen) child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal)


Méï

From earlier mei, from Middle High German meie, from Old High German meio, from Latin Māius (“Maia's month”)


Schnië

From earlier schnei, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz.

sjnieë

widespread south of Panninger-line, Dutch-based spelling

snieë

widespread north of Panninger-line, Dutch-based spelling


Wéëk

From Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ.

(Eupen) week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday)

(Eupen) week (any period of seven consecutive days)

(Eupen) week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work)


Ärrent

From Old Limburgish *arn, from Proto-West Germanic *aʀani, from Proto-Germanic *azaniz. The modern form with an alveolar plosive (first attested in Middle High German ernde f) stems from merger with related Old High German arnōt m, from Proto-Germanic *azanōdaz.


Waïnter

From Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.


Wéët

From Old Limburgish *wiht, from Proto-West Germanic *wihti (“thing, creature”), from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“thing”).

inh

girl (female child, adolescent, young woman)


Uër

Uëre (plural)
Ürrke (diminutive)
Örrke (diminutive)

From Middle Dutch ure, from Old Dutch *ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”).

der

clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)

(invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)


Osstere

From Proto-West Germanic *austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ.


Saundech

From late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (4th c.).

inh

Sunday (the first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard)


schloëne

schléït (present singular third-person)
schlouch (preterite)
geschlaage (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)
séëne (auxiliary)

From Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną.


Sammstech

From Old Limburgish sambaztag (“Sabbath day”), from Gothic *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō), an alteration (possibly dialectal) of earlier, Biblical 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (sabbatō). The altered Gothic form derives from Koine Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שבת.


Poësche

From earlier pāschen, originally a plural form, from Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ). This word spread in the earlier Middle Ages from the diocese of Cologne.


Poëschdaach

/ˈpɔə̯ʃˌdaːx/

Compound of Poësche (“Easter”) + Daach (“day”).


Monndech

From Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (“day of the moon”), equivalent to Moën (“moon”) + Daach (“day”).


Menütt

From Medieval Latin minūta (“60th of an hour; note”).


Goustech

/ˈɣɔu̯s.təç/

From goidisdach (attested in 15th century in Middle High German), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, itself a calque of Latin dīes Mercuriī (“Wednesday; lit. day of Mercury”). Equivalent to Woodan + Daach.


Ue̩rschprongk

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(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast of the Panningen-line)

/ˈuə̯ʁ.ʃpʁoŋk/

From Middle Limburgish ursprunc. Analyzable as ue̩r- (“original”) + Schprongk (“jump”).


en enge̩m Nuu

Hee̩r schprong en enge̩m Nuu ömhue̩ch.


Nuu

From nuu (“now”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu, from Proto-Indo-European *nu.


Vǫlmǫǫnt

Compound of vǫl (“full”) + Mǫǫnt (“moon”).

com+

vǫle̩ Mǫǫnt

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish


dongke̩le̩ Mǫe̩nt

From dongke̩l (“dark”) + -e̩ + Mǫe̩nt (“moon”).


Nöümǫǫnt

Compound of nöü (“new”) + Mǫǫnt (“moon”).


wäsche̩nde̩ Mǫnt

From wäsche̩nd (“growing, increasing”) + -e̩ + Mǫnt (“moon”).


jongk Leech

(Southeast Limburgish, southern East Limburgish and Central Limburgish) new moon


Öle̩k

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *unnjalauk, equivalent to the pleonastic compound Ön (“onion”) + Lue̩k (“onion”) (or any of its other unshifted variants).


Knäät

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Knäät m (plural Knääte, diminutive Knäätsche or Knätsche)

Knääte (plural)
Knäätsche (diminutive)
Knätsche (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kneht. Compare German Knecht, Luxembourgish Kniecht, Dutch knecht, English knight.

inh+

male servant, menial, especially on a farm

(dated in many dialects) boy, lad or (young) man


Nach

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

(uncountable) nighttime (time between sunset and sunrise)


Mörge

/ˈmœ(ː)˨.ʁə.ɣə/

Nominalization of mörge (“tomorrow”, adverb).

Mörje

East Limburgish-Ripuarian, various dialects

(uncountable) tomorrow (the day after today)