book

From Middle Low German bôk, from Old Saxon bōk, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.


April

German-based and Veldeke spelling of april


Haus

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, German-based spelling, widespread in Southeast Limburgish)

haus (alternative)
Hauss (alternative)
Hǫǫs (alternative)
Hǫe̩s (alternative)

alternative form of Hals (“neck/throat”)


beer

From Middle Low German bêr, from Old Saxon bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

Bier (alternative uncommon variant)
bier (alternative uncommon variant)
bair (alternative)
Béër (alternative)


beer

From Middle Dutch bere, from Old Dutch bēro, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.

Bier (alternative)
bieër (alternative)
Béër (alternative)


beer

From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri. Alternatively from Middle Dutch bere, from Old Dutch *beri. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-.


hand

From Middle Dutch and Old Dutch hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

handj (alternative)
hank (alternative)
haand (alternative uncommon variant)
Haïnt (alternative)


deer

From Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.

dier (alternative Maastrichtian dialectal)
deier (alternative)
deër (alternative)


bal

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bal m (plural balle or bel, diminutive belke or belsje)

balle (plural)
bel (plural)
belke (diminutive)
belsje (diminutive)
bol (alternative)
ból (alternative)
baol (alternative)
baal (alternative)
Ball (alternative)
Balle (alternative)

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

(most dialects) ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)

(most dialects, anatomy) ball (of the hand or foot)

Heer snap dao geinen bal vaanaof.

(most dialects, chiefly in the negative) anything


hit

hit (nominative singular)
hits (nominative plural)
hitje (diminutive nominative singular)
hitjes (diminutive nominative plural)
hit (genitive singular)
hits (genitive plural)
hitjes (diminutive genitive singular)
hitjes (diminutive genitive plural)
hittes (locative singular)
hitteser (locative plural)
hitteske (diminutive locative singular)
hitteskes (diminutive locative plural)
Hit (alternative)

(slang, Dutch) something popular (book, song, band, country)


klok

klok f (plural klokke, diminutive klokske)


mond

(various Southeast Limburgish variants) Veldeke spelling of Mǫnt


magnesium

[mɑ˧ˈɲeː˨ʒɔ˧m]


titanium

[ti˧ˈcaː˨ɲɔ˧m]


vanadium

[ʋɑˈnaː˨ɖɔ˧m]


germanium

[ʝɛʁˈmaː˨ɲɔ˧m]


rubidium

[ʁyˈbi˦ɖɔ˧m]


niobium

[ˈɲoː˨bjɔ˧m]


technetium

[tæxˈneː˨ʃɔ˧m]


ruthenium

[ryˈðeː˨ɲɔ˧m]


palladium

[pəˈlaː˨ɖɔ˧m]


barium

[ˈbaː˨ʁjɔ˧m]


lanthanum

[lɑ˧nˈðaː˨nɔ˧m]


promethium

[pɘʁˈmeː˨ðɖɔ˧m]


samarium

[sɑˈmaː˨ʁjɔ˧m]


europium

[øː˧ˈʁoː˨pjɔ˧m]


gadolinium

[ʝa˧doː˦ˈli˦ɲɔ˧m]


terbium

[ˈtæ˨ʁbjɔ˧m]


lutetium

[ly˧ˈteː˨ʃɔ˧m]


tantalum

[tɑ˧nˈʃaː˨lɔ˧m]


iridium

[ɪ˧ˈʁi˦ɖɔ˧m]


Mo

From Middle Limburgish mou, from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu.


ei

From Middle Dutch ei, from Old Dutch *ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.


berg

Berg (alternative)
bérg (alternative)
bärg (alternative)
Bärrech (alternative)

(geography) mountain, hill (refers to any elevated terrain)


berg

From earlier barg (with an umlaut on the root vowel). From Proto-West Germanic *barug, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz.

Berg (alternative)
bérg (alternative)
bärg (alternative)
bèrg (alternative)
barg (alternative)

(some dialects, including Maastrichtian, Sittard, Valkenburg) a castrated pig, swine


berg

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of berg


hoof

From Middle Dutch hof, from Old Dutch hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą.

Hoff (alternative)
haof (alternative)
hoaf (alternative)
Hooef (alternative)

garden (an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants)


februari

fibberwarie (alternative)
fibberwari (alternative)
Fébruwaar (alternative)


glee

something that is wet because it has been pasted together


ree

From Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa.


Vogel

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Vogel m (plural Vögel, diminutive Vögelke)

Vögel (plural)
Vögelke (diminutive)
vogel (alternative)
voagel (alternative)
Voëgel (alternative)

/ˈvɔə̯˨.ɣəl/


zwart

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

schwarrt (alternative)
schwart (alternative)
schwatt (alternative)


natrium

[ˈnaː˨ðʁe˦ɔ˧m]


moder

Inherited from Middle Dutch moeder, from Old Dutch muoder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Modder (alternative)
Muoder (alternative)
Motter (alternative)
mótter (alternative)
mouer (alternative)
módder (alternative)
moor (alternative)
Moor (alternative)
moojer (alternative)


gitaar

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

der

Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)

Gitaar (alternative)
Jitta (alternative)


Adverb

Adverbe (plural)
adverb (alternative)
Attvärrep (alternative)


Ananas

tlb

(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Ananasse (plural)
Ananase̩ (plural)
annanas (alternative)
Annanass (alternative)
Ane̩nas (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, adapted from Old Tupi naná.


Appel

li-noun-eup

Appel m (plural Öppel or Äppel, diminutive Öppelke or Äppelke)

Öppel (plural)
Äppel (plural)
Öppelke (diminutive)
Äppelke (diminutive)


Appel

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Appel m (plural Äppel, diminutive Äppelke)


Ball

Ball m (plural Bäll, diminutive Bälltje)

Bäll (plural)
Bälltje (diminutive)
bal (alternative)
Balle (alternative)

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Frankish *ball, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.


Ball

Bäll (plural)
Bälltje (diminutive)
bal (alternative dialectal)

(dance) ball (social gathering for dancing), prom (US)


Boom

From Boum, with regular Ripuarian-Limburgish monophthongisation.


Boot

From Middle English bot (“boat, ship”), from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic *bait, from Proto-Germanic *baitaz.

boot (alternative)
boeat (alternative uncommon variant)


Box

Boxe (plural)
Böxke (diminutive)
bóx (alternative)
bóks (alternative)
box (alternative)
boks (alternative)
Botts (alternative)
Bocksch (alternative)

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


Gras

Grase (plural)
Grääs (plural)
graas (alternative)
Graas (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.


Hals

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, German-based spelling, widespread in West Limburgish, Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, rare in Southeast Limburgish)

Southeast Limburgish: Haus, Hǫǫs, Hǫe̩s

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.

inh+

(narrow sense) throat; front side of the neck


Land

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Land n (plural Länder or Län or Lande, dative singular Lan or Land, diminutive Ländsche)

Länder (plural)
Län (plural)
Lande (plural)
Lan (dative singular)
Land (dative singular)
Ländsche (diminutive)
land (alternative)
Laïnt (alternative)
Landj (alternative)
Lond (alternative)
Lound (alternative)
Lank (alternative)
Lonk (alternative)

Inherited from Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą. Compare the variant landj.

(countable) country (territory of a nation)

(countable) state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)

(countable) land (real estate or landed property)

(uncountable) land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)

(uncountable) country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)


Mull

li-noun-eup

Mull f (plural Mulle, diminutive Mülltje)

From Middle Dutch mule, from Old Dutch *mūla, from Proto-Germanic *mūlō.


Mull

From a clipping of Mullber, from Proto-West Germanic *mōrubaʀi (“mulberry”).


O

From earlier ou, from Old Limburgish ouga, from Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô.

(on plants, esp. potatoes, grapevines and fruit trees) germ, bud; eye (potato)

on plants; esp. potatoes; grapevines and fruit trees; on plants; esp. potatoes; grapevines and fruit trees


Paprika

Paprika (plural)
paprika (alternative)
Papprika (alternative)

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

der

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual


Rot

head

Rot m (plural Röt or Rode, diminutive Rötsche)

Röt (plural)
Rode (plural)
Rötsche (diminutive)
raod (alternative)
road (alternative)
Roët (alternative)
Rat (alternative Limburgish West)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.

(dated in some dialects) deliberation, consideration

clipping of Gemeinderot (“municipal council”)


Rot

Rote (plural)
raot (alternative)
roat (alternative)
Ro (alternative)
Rat (alternative Limburgish West)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hrātu.


Si

From Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.

(geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)

(geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object

page (single leaf of any manuscript or book)

side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper)

one side or half of something or someone

(figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept

(figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents


Si

From Old Limburgish sīda, from Medieval Latin sīda, sēta, from Latin saeta (“horsehair; bristle; silk”).

der

Any of several parasitic vines, of the genus Cuscuta, having small white flowers but no leaves; dodder.


Sonne

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Sonne m (plural Sonne, diminutive Sönnke)

Sonne (plural)
Sönnke (diminutive)
Suohn (alternative)
zoon (alternative)

From earlier sune, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.


Sonne

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

(Eupen) nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of Sonne


Sonne

(Eupen) nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of Sonn


april

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

der

April (alternative alternative)
aprèl (alternative Maastrichtian)
Apréll (alternative)
Aprélle (alternative)


wien

From Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.


proem

head

proem f (plural proeme, diminutive pruumke)


Minn

Minne (plural)
mien (alternative)
Min (alternative)
Müen (alternative)
Müün (alternative)

From earlier *müne, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare Luxembourgish Minn (etymology 3), English minnow, German Möhne, Münne, Dutch meun.

Leuciscus cephalus
Leuciscus cephalus#Translingual

Squalius cephalus
Squalius cephalus#Translingual

European chub (Leuciscus cephalus, now Squalius cephalus)


heim

From Middle Dutch hêem, heim, from Old Dutch hēm.

Héïm (alternative)
heem (alternative)
Heem (alternative)


bie

From Middle Dutch bië, from Old Dutch *bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.

bij (alternative)
bei (alternative)
bien (alternative Limburgish West)
bui (alternative)
Bei (alternative)
Bé (alternative)


hoes

From Middle Dutch huus, from Old Dutch hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.


Satz

Satze (plural)
Sätze (plural)
Sätz (plural)
satz (alternative)
zats (alternative)
Sats (alternative)
Satts (alternative)

Borrowed from Central Franconian or German Satz.

set (matching collection of similar things)

various types of sediment:
dregs, residue

various types of sediment:
coffee grounds

(Waubach, mining) the performance/production of a corridor or longwall in a coal mine.


balle

(some dialects, mainly West Limburgish) nominative plural

inflection of bal:
(archaic) accusative singular


hel

From Early Modern Limburgish hèl, from Middle Dutch helle.

hèl (alternative)
Höll (alternative)
Héll (alternative)


zoon

zeuns (plural)
Sonne (alternative)
Suohn (alternative)

From Middle Dutch sōne, from Old Dutch suno, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu.


jong

jonges (plural)
jónk (alternative)
jóng (alternative)

From Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.

Wie geit 't mèt diech jong?

(colloquial, Maastrichtian) a colloquial term of address for a man, along the lines of e.g. mate

A young: a young being, especially an animal.


Gott

From Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

gód (alternative)
Gód (alternative)
Jott (alternative)


augustus

[ɔʋˈɣʏs.təs]

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

bor+

Augustus (alternative)
augustes (alternative)
auguustus (alternative)
Juss (alternative)
Augusst (alternative)
Ogusst (alternative)


Kölsch

Nominalization of kölsch (“of Cologne”).


mei

Méï (alternative)
Mai (alternative)
Meie (alternative)


Bäcker

Bäcker (plural)
Bäckere (plural)
bekker (alternative)
Bäke̩r (alternative)
Békker (alternative)

Inherited from Middle Dutch backere, from Old Dutch *bakkari, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz, equivalent to backe + -er.

agent noun of backe (“one who bakes”)
baker (male or unspecified sex)


Schwester

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Schwester n (plural Schwesters or Schwestersch, diminutive Schwesterke)

Schwesters (plural)
Schwestersch (plural)
Schwesterke (diminutive)
schwester (alternative)
Schwäste̩r (alternative)
Schwässter (alternative)

PIE word
 *swésōr
Borrowed from German Schwester. Doublet of Söster, which is the native equivalent.


Amboss

Amboss m (plural Amböss, diminutive Ambösse)

Amböss (plural)
Ambösse (diminutive)
ambos (alternative)
amboss (alternative)
Ammboss (alternative)
Aamboss (alternative)

From Middle High German anbōz, anebōz, from Old High German anabōz (“anvil”).

(East Limburgish-Ripuarian, Klimmen) anvil (block used in blacksmithing)


Klee

Klee (plural)
kleë (alternative)
Klee̩ (alternative)
Kleer (alternative)
Klea (alternative)
Klie (alternative)

From Old Limburgish klīa, from Proto-Germanic *klīwō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (“to smear, to glue”). Compare German Kleie (see there for more).


Vieh

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu.

inh+

vie (alternative)
vieë (alternative)
Vië (alternative)

(uncountable, collective, loosely) livestock; farm animals (animals kept for their milk, meat, skin, etc.)

(uncountable, collective, strictly) cattle


gamin

head

gamin m (plural gamins, diminutive gaminke)

(Maastrichtian, rare in some other dialects) rascal boy, an imp particularly inclined to mischief


beuk

From Middle Dutch boke, boeke, from Old Dutch *buoka, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā.

buik (alternative)
Büekembuom (alternative)
Böük (alternative)

(countable, widespread variant) a beech (Fagus); the common tree

(uncountable) beech; the wood of the tree


beuk

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of book


Metz

Metz n (plural Metzer, diminutive Metzke)

Metzer (plural)
Metzke (diminutive)
mets (alternative)
Mäts (alternative)
Mätts (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *matisahs, equivalent to Mett + Sachs.


meloen

meloên (canonical feminine)
meloene (plural)


skandium

[ˈskɑ˦ɲdʒɔ˧m]


appelsien

appelsiên (canonical feminine)
appelsiene (plural)


zirkonium

[zɪ˧ʁˈxoː˨ɲɔ˧m]


pinker

(Heerlen, Waubach, cant) Veldeke spelling of Pingke̩r


Lü

li-noun-eup

Lü pl (plural only, diminutive Lüttjere)

From Middle Limburgish lüde, from Old Limburgish liudi, from Proto-West Germanic *liudi, from Proto-Germanic *liudiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰis.

people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls)


tuut

Tüüt (alternative)
taot (alternative)
täöt (alternative)


kripton

[ˈkʁɪ˦ptɔ˧n]


kobalt

(uncountable) The metallic element and material cobalt


wèlkóm

From Dutch welkom. Originally goodkómme.


tratsj

Waat 'ne tratsj höbs se dóch hie gezatj!


plómb

Someone who does not like to act when something severe is happening.


móndjwater

Compound of móndj + water, possibly a calque of German Mundwasser.


krieëk

From Middle Dutch crēke, from Old Dutch *krika.


heives

Ich gaon dèès heives.

Ich gaon heives.


hieër

Hiër (alternative)
heer (alternative)
hier (alternative Maastrichtian)
hièr (alternative)


hieëves

From hieër (not to be confused with heives).

Wen d'r stórf, vloog t'r hieëves.


meule

From Middle Dutch mōlen, muelen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.

Möële (alternative)
maole (alternative Maastrichtian)
muële (alternative)
mölle (alternative)
mäöle (alternative)
mäöele (alternative)


baere

inflection of baer:
(archaic) accusative singular


baer

baerin (feminine)
Baër (alternative)
Béër (alternative)
beer (alternative Maastrichtian)

From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

A bear, any member of the family Ursidae

(figurative) bear (someone or something bear-like, e.g. a sturdy man)

(obsolete) dog (animal), though still used for a masculine dog


wauzèn

[wɑu̯˨ˈzɛ˦n]


wauzin

[wɑu̯˨ˈzɛ˦n]


gód

From Middle Dutch got, from Old Dutch got, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.


euverdoonder

Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, also by trivial matters, crybaby.


vajer

From Middle Dutch vāder, from Old Dutch fadar.

Vadder (alternative)
Vaader (alternative)
Vatter (alternative)
vaajer (alternative Maastrichtian)
vader (alternative)
fatter (alternative)
vadder (alternative)


kindj

From Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-West Germanic *kind.

Kaïnt (alternative)
kiendj (alternative)
Kenj (alternative)
kèndj (alternative)
kink (alternative)
Kenk (alternative)
kind (alternative)


vrówmès

Vroumännsch (alternative)
Frommisch (alternative)


Mofers

the dialect of Limburgish spoken in the town Montfort


teater

[tɪ˧ˈjaː˨təʁ]

From Old French theatre (modern théâtre) or Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “I see, watch, observe”).


berilium

[ˈbeː˨ʁi˦ʎɔ˧m]


kebónnium

[kəˈbo˨ɲɔ˧m]


hiedrogenium

[hi˧ðroː˦ˈɡeː˨ɲɔ˧m]


nietrogenium

[ni˧ðroː˦ˈɡeː˨ɲɔ˧m]


óksegenium

[o˧ɡsəˈʝeː˨ɲɔ˧m]


alleminium

[ɑ˧ləˈmi˨ɲɔ˧m]


zwaevel

From Middle Dutch swēvel, from Old Dutch *sweval, from Proto-Germanic *sweblaz.


manganium

[mɑˈɲaː˨ɲɔ˧m]


iezer

From Middle Dutch iser, from Old Dutch *īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).


zèlver

From Middle Dutch silver, from Old Dutch silver, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą.


jodium

[ˈju˦a˧ɖɔ˧m]


serium

[ˈseː˨ʁjɔ˧m]


praseodimium

[pɑ˧ʁzeː˦joˈdi˦ɱɔ˧m]


disprosium

[dɪ˧zˈpʁoː˨ʃɔ˧m]


itterbium

[ɪ˧təʁˈbi˦jɔ˧m]


wólframium

[wo˧lvˈʁaː˨ɱɔ˧m]


góldj

From Middle Dutch gout, golt, from Old Dutch golt, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

gold (alternative Limburgish North)
goud (alternative)
good (alternative)
gaod (alternative)


snieë

From Middle Dutch snêe, from Old Dutch snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.

Schnië (alternative)
Schniee (alternative)
snie (alternative Maastrichtian)
sjnië (alternative)
sjnee (alternative)
sjniè (alternative)
sjnieë (alternative)


miert

Märrts (alternative)
Mäerz (alternative)
Meärz (alternative)
mièrt (alternative)
mèts (alternative)
meert (alternative)


iezers

inflection of iezer:
root singular genitive

inflection of iezer:
root plural nominative/genitive


mojertaal

Modderschproëk (alternative)
Moddersprooek (alternative)
moojertaol (alternative Maastrichtian)
moojerstaol (alternative Maastrichtian)
moojerspraok (alternative Maastrichtian)
modertaal (alternative)
modersjpraok (alternative)
modesjtaal (alternative)
modersjtaal (alternative)
móddertaal (alternative)


Hoff

Höff (plural)
Höffke (diminutive)
hoof (alternative)
haof (alternative)
hoaf (alternative)
Hooef (alternative)

From Frankish *hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”).

(Eupen) yard, court, courtyard (open area by a house or enclosed by houses)

(Eupen) court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)

(Eupen) farmyard (central area of a farm, excluding the fields)

(Eupen, by extension) farm, agricultural enterprise


Tiit

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Tiit f (plural Tie̩ or Tiie̩ or Tije̩, diminutive Tiitsche̩ or Titsche̩)

Tie̩ (plural)
Tiie̩ (plural)
Tije̩ (plural)
Tiitsche̩ (diminutive)
Titsche̩ (diminutive)


daag

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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)
Daach (alternative)
Daag (alternative)

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

der

daytime (time between sunrise and sunset)


daag

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of daag


Flanell

(generally uncountable) flannel (soft cloth material)


kemissie

kemissies (plural)
Kommissjuuën (alternative)
kemisse (alternative)

(widespread variant) groceries, shopping


brazzelèt

brasselèt (alternative)
braslè (alternative)


teleur

tejjer (alternative)
teier (alternative)
talleur (alternative)
telder (alternative)


sjógkel

Schokkel (alternative)
Schockel (alternative)
sjoegkel (alternative)
sjokkel (alternative)
sjogkel (alternative)
sjokkel (alternative)
sjoekel (alternative)

(Maastrichtian) swing (pendulum-like object found in playgrounds)


slivveniersbieske

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slivveniersbieske n (plural slivveniersbieskes)

slivveniersbieskes (plural)
Möëlepärrtje (alternative)

Compound of Slivvenier + -s- + bieske, literally our “dear Lord's little animal”.


rijstartel

rijstartele (plural)
Schounbaïnt (alternative)
Gallong (alternative)
riereem (alternative)
riesjtartel (alternative)
riejsjtachel (alternative)
riegsjtachel (alternative)
schoonreem (alternative)


lanteriemenneke

lanteriemenneke m (plural lanteriemennekes)

Compound of lanterie (“lantern”) + menneke (“little man”)

compound

(Maastrichtian) lanternlighter (a person who, before the advent of electric lighting, would light street lanterns in the evening)


huif

(Maastrichtian) marble (a small spherical ball of rock or glass used in children's games)


hóndj

From Middle Dutch hont, Old Dutch hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

hond (alternative)
hónd (alternative)
hónjdj (alternative uncommon variant)
honk (alternative)
Honk (alternative)
Haunt (alternative)


preuvenemint

Compound of preuve (“to taste”) + evenemint (“event”).

(Maastrichtian) Annual culinary festival in Maastricht.


sjevraoj

From French chaud (“hot”) + froid (“cold”).


Ku

cow (female bovine animal at or near adulthood)


moes

muus (plural)
muuske (diminutive)
Mous (alternative)
Muus (alternative)
moues (alternative)
meus (alternative)
maus (alternative)
moos (alternative)
moeës (alternative)

From Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.


Botter

Bottere (plural)
bótter (alternative)
botter (alternative)
Bote̩r (alternative)
Bǫte̩r (alternative)

PIE word
 *gʷṓws
From Middle Dutch boter, from Old Dutch *butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, literally “cow cheese”).


Baart

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Baart m (plural Bäärt, diminutive Bäätsche or Bäärtje)

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(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

Bäärt (plural)
Bäätsche (diminutive)
Bäärtje (diminutive)
baard (alternative)
Baat (alternative alternative)

PIE word
 *bʰardʰéh₂
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.

inh+

(figurative) food or drink residue around the mouth


Huus

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Huus n (plural Hüüser or Huuser or Hüüs, diminutive Hüsske or Hüüske)

Hüüser (plural)
Huuser (plural)
Hüüs (plural)
Hüsske (diminutive)
Hüüske (diminutive)
hoes (alternative)

Huss (some speakers, can be distinguished by tone)

From Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.


Sonn

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Sonn f (plural Sonne, diminutive Sönnke)


jonk

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jonk m (plural jonges, diminutive jungske)

jonges (plural)
jungske (diminutive)
Jonk (alternative)
jong (alternative)

Fixed nominalisation of Limburgish jonk (“young”).

(Southeast Limburgish, uncommon) boy, young guy


jonk

jonk n (plural jonge, diminutive jungske)

jonge (plural)
jungske (diminutive)
Jonk (alternative)
jong (alternative)

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


Aap

Aap m (plural Aape, diminutive Ääpke or Äppke)

Aape (plural)
Ääpke (diminutive)
Äppke (diminutive)
aap (alternative)
Naap (alternative)
Oop (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

(generally in the diminutive, as a term of endearment) mischievous child, rascal


Maart

From Late Latin marcātus, from Classical Latin mercātus.


Jong

Jong m (plural Jonge, diminutive Jöngeltje)

Jonge (plural)
Jöngeltje (diminutive)
jonk (alternative)
Jonk (alternative)
jong (alternative)


Äsch

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(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Äsche (plural)
esj (alternative)
èsj (alternative)
Äss (alternative)
Äß (alternative)
Äisch (alternative)
Ousch (alternative)
Oosch (alternative)
Aïsch (alternative)
Aïsche (alternative)

From earlier asche, with regular umlaut before -sch-, from Middle Dutch asche, from Old Dutch *aska, from Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Thymallus thymallus
Thymallus thymallus#Translingual


sjink

(Maastrichtian) ham, pork from the hindquarter


sjoester

Schosster (alternative)
Schuhnsmäeker (alternative)


sjotelsplak

Schotteleplakk (alternative)
sjóttelsplak (alternative)
schóttelslet (alternative)


Denk

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Denk m (plural Denger, diminutive Denkske)

Denger (plural)
Denkske (diminutive)
dink (alternative)
denk (alternative)
Deng (alternative)
Däng (alternative)
Dänk (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.


kiksjozerij

(Maastrichtian) knickknack, stuff, trifle


sjeng

From the French Jean (“John”, a male given name).


bröl

From the verb brölle, from Middle High German brüelen, ultimately imitative.

onomatopoeic

imitative


Tuun

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Tuun m (plural Tüün, diminutive Tüünke or Tünke)

Tüün (plural)
Tüünke (diminutive)
Tünke (diminutive)
toen (alternative)
Tuune (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”) (likely through Gaulish dūnom), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- or *dʰewh₂-. Compare German Zaun, German Low German Tuun, Luxembourgish Zonk, Dutch tuin, English town.

unc

possibly from

Eng gruete Vrou ess eng Lädder enn et Huus änd eng koh Vrou engen Tuun dröm.

A big woman is like a ladder to a house and an angry woman is like a fence around a house.


biewaord

beiwoad (alternative)
bijwoad (alternative)
adverb (alternative dialectal especially)
Adverb (alternative dialectal especially)
Attvärrep (alternative)


waord

wäörd (plural)
Woërt (alternative)
Wooert (alternative)

From Middle Dutch wort, wōort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om.


zieë

From Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi.


raenger

Rään (alternative)
Reäje (alternative)
rege (alternative)
raege (alternative)
raenge (alternative)
Räänge (alternative)
Reënge (alternative)
raegen (alternative)
raen (alternative)


dróppel

Compound of dróp (“drop”) + -el (diminutive suffix).

com+

dröppel (alternative)
druppel (alternative)
druupel (alternative)
dröp (alternative)
drup (alternative)
druup (alternative)
sprinkel (alternative)


ruumdje

Ruum (alternative)
ruimte (alternative Maastrichtian)
ruumde (alternative)
ruumte (alternative)


water

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Germanic *watōr
Proto-West Germanic *watar
Old Dutch watar
Middle Dutch wāter
Limburgish water
From Middle Dutch wāter, from Old Dutch watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.


Daag

Daag (plural)
daag (alternative)
Daach (alternative)
Dooch (alternative)

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

(uncountable) daytime (time between sunrise and sunset)


Daag

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

daag (alternative)
Daach (alternative)
Dooch (alternative)


Muus

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Muus f (plural Müüs, diminutive Müsske or Müüske)

Müüs (plural)
Müsske (diminutive)
Müüske (diminutive)
Mous (alternative)
moues (alternative)
meus (alternative)
maus (alternative)
moos (alternative)
moeës (alternative)
moes (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

(same dialects) mouse (computer input device)


sókker

From eastern Middle Dutch *socker (with /ʊ/), from Old High German zuckar, directly from Italian zucchero. Most of the Low Countries received the word through Old French; compare Dutch suiker.


Juss

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

augustus (alternative)
auguustus (alternative)
Augusst (alternative)
Ogusst (alternative)


Pann

Pann f (plural Panne, diminutive Pänneke or Pännke or Pänntsche or Pänntje)

Panne (plural)
Pänneke (diminutive)
Pännke (diminutive)
Pänntsche (diminutive)
Pänntje (diminutive)
pan (alternative)
Pan (alternative)
Ponn (alternative rare)

From Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ.


Platt

a dialect; regional language (mainly Limburgish or German)


Leed

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

Leeder (plural)
Leechter (plural)
Leddsche (diminutive)
Leedsche (diminutive)
leed (alternative)
Leet (alternative)
Leech (alternative)
Leid (alternative)
Ledd (alternative)

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

inh+

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


Leed

Leeder (plural)
leed (alternative)
Ledd (alternative)
Gleed (alternative)
Gledd (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *liþu, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.


Leed

From Leid, with regular Ripuarian-Limburgish monophthongisation of -ei-.

East Limburgish-Ripuarian form of Leid (“woe, sorrow”)


Weech

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


Ro

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

calm, relative quietness (absence of loud sounds)


vaam

vaem (plural)
vame (plural)
Vaam (alternative)
Faam (alternative)

From Middle Dutch vādem, from Old Dutch *fatham, Proto-West Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz. Doublet of vadem (“fathom”).


broor

From Middle Dutch broeder, from Old Dutch bruother, or from Middle Low German brōder, from Old Saxon brōthar. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

breur (alternative Central East Limburgish)
broeder (alternative)
broder (alternative)
brouer (alternative)
Brooer (alternative)
Broër (alternative)


sjoon

sjoon (plural)
Schoun (alternative)
Schuhn (alternative)
sjoe (alternative)
schoon (alternative)

From Middle Dutch schoe, from Old Dutch skuo, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz. The original Middle Dutch plural was schoen, which was reanalysed as a singular form.


Schoun

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Schoun m (plural Schoun, diminutive Schönntje)

Schoun (plural)
Schönntje (diminutive)
Schuhn (alternative)
sjoe (alternative)
schoon (alternative)
sjoon (alternative)

From earlier schōn, from Old Limburgish *skō, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz.
The plural form schōn was reinterpreted as a singular, as also happened in modern Ripuarian Schohn, Luxembourgish Schong, and Dutch schoen (whereas West Frisian retains skoech, plural skuon).


Vugel

Vugel m (plural Vügel, diminutive Vügelke)

Vügel (plural)
Vügelke (diminutive)
voeëgel (alternative)
voeagel (alternative)
Vogel (alternative)
Vujel (alternative)
Vurel (alternative)

/ˈvuə̯˨.ɣəl/

[ˈvuɐ̯˨.ɣəl]

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

inh+

(strictly) drake, gander (male goose/duck)

wooden target in shooting competitions, in the shape of a bird


Kruut

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Kruut n (plural Krüüje, diminutive Krüttje)


maon

maone (plural)
moan (alternative)
maond (alternative)
moand (alternative)

From Middle Dutch mâne, from Old Dutch *māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.


Topp

Topp m (plural Tobbe, diminutive Töppke)

From Middle Limburgish tobbe, further etymology unknown. Some suggest it is derived from Latin tubus, possibly trough French tube, though others consider these to be unrelated to tobbe. See tub for more.

(informal, often humorous) slammer, prison, jail


Hit

Hits (plural)
hit (alternative)
Hétt (alternative)

Borrowed from German Hit, from English hit.

(german-based spelling, slang) hit (A success, especially in the entertainment industry.)

(german-based spelling, slang) hit (A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.)

(german-based spelling, computing, Internet) hit


Tied

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Tied f (plural Tiee or Tijje, diminutive Tiedsche)

Tiee (plural)
Tijje (plural)
Tiedsche (diminutive)
tied (alternative)
Tiit (alternative)
Tiet (alternative)

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


Bouk

Bouk m (plural Böük, diminutive Böügeltje)

Böük (plural)
Böügeltje (diminutive)
book (alternative)
Bouch (alternative)
bouk (alternative)
Bock (alternative)

From Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch *buok, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.


Dochter

Dochter f (plural Döchter, diminutive Döchterke)

Döchter (plural)
Döchterke (diminutive)
dochter (alternative)
dóchter (alternative)
Dǫchte̩r (alternative)
Dochte̩r (alternative)
Douter (alternative)
Doeter (alternative)

PIE word
 *dʰugh₂tḗr
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.


Ruum

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Ruum m (plural Rüüm, diminutive Rüümke or Rümmke)

Rüüm (plural)
Rüümke (diminutive)
Rümmke (diminutive)
ruimte (alternative Maastrichtian)
ruumde (alternative)
ruumdje (alternative)
ruumte (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

(same dialects) place, area, field, room, space


Ruum

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hrōmi, from Proto-Germanic *hrōmiz. Likely through either Middle Dutch or Middle High German as the expected native term would be "Room".


Johr

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

Johr (plural)
Johre (plural)
Jöhrke (diminutive)
Jörke (diminutive)
jaor (alternative)
joar (alternative)
Joër (alternative)
Joor (alternative)
Joar (alternative)

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

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)

year (period between set dates that mark a year)

year (level or grade in school or college)


Modder

Modder f (plural Mödder, diminutive Mödderke)

Mödder (plural)
Mödderke (diminutive)
Muoder (alternative)
Motter (alternative)
mótter (alternative)
mouer (alternative)
módder (alternative)
moor (alternative)
Moor (alternative)
moder (alternative)
moojer (alternative)

From Middle Dutch moeder, from Old Dutch muoder, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.


Modder

Modder (plural Moddere, diminutive Mödderke)

Moddere (plural)
Mödderke (diminutive)
Muoder (alternative)
Motter (alternative)
mótter (alternative)
mouer (alternative)
módder (alternative)
moor (alternative)
Moor (alternative)
moder (alternative)
moojer (alternative)

Clipping of Modderschruff, from Modder (“mother”) + Schruff (“screw”).


Bröck

Bröck f (plural Brögge, diminutive Bröckske)

Brögge (plural)
Bröckske (diminutive)
brögk (alternative)
brök (alternative)
Brök (alternative)
Brǫ̈k (alternative)
Brögg (alternative alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ, likely from Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of bridge, Bridge.


Rään

Rään (plural)
Reäje (alternative)
rege (alternative)
raege (alternative)
raenge (alternative)
Räänge (alternative)
Reënge (alternative)
raegen (alternative)
raen (alternative)
raenger (alternative)

From earlier *räägen, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


Soom

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Soom m (plural Soom or Sööm, diminutive Söömke)

Soom (plural)
Sööm (plural)
Söömke (diminutive)
saom (alternative)
soam (alternative)
Soam (alternative)
Soem (alternative)
Soëm (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sāmō, from Proto-Germanic *sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.


Mösch

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Mösch f (plural Mösche, diminutive Möschke)

Passer domesticus
Passer domesticus#Translingual

(ornithology, technical) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)


Prumm

Prumm f (plural Prumme, diminutive Prümmke)


Deepde

From Proto-West Germanic *diupiþu, from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō. Analysable as deep (“deep”) + -de (“-ness”).

deepde (alternative)
Débbde (alternative)


Ohs

Ohße (plural)
Öhs (plural)
oos (alternative)
oas (alternative)
Oos (alternative alternative)
Auss (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.

(strictly) ox (castrated bull; castrated male bovine animal)


waek

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


Sallem

From Old Limburgish salmo, from Latin salmō.


Radau

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(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish, including Eupen, Heerlen, Nieuwenhagen, Valkenburg, Waubach)

Borrowed from German Radau (attested as early as the early 20th century in Limburgish), of onomatopoeic origin around the mid-19th century in Berlin.

Radǫu (alternative)
radauw (alternative)
raddou (alternative)


Kreech

From Middle Limburgish kriec or krēc, from Old Limburgish krieg, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg.


Pöll

Likely from Latin pulli, pulla, plural of pullus. Cognate with Luxembourgish Pëll (“young hen”), Dutch pul (“young duck”), and Central Franconian Pöll (see this etymology for more).


Kook

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Kook m (plural Köök, diminutive Köökske)

tlb

(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Köök (plural)
Köökske (diminutive)
kook (alternative)
Kouk (alternative)
Kuk (alternative)
Kok (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake; roll; bun”).


Poor

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Poor m (plural Poore, diminutive Pöörke)

Poore (plural)
Pöörke (diminutive)
Porré (alternative)
poor (alternative)

From Walloon porea, from Latin porrum. Doublet of Porré.


Poor

From Old French pore, Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).


Muur

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Muur m (plural Muure, diminutive Mürreke)

From Old Limburgish mūra, from Latin mūrus.

a physical wall, usually one made of stone or concrete

any immaterial (legal, mental...) barrier which limits access.

(figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball


Muur

From Middle Limburgish mūre, from Old Limburgish *mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā (or a variant like *murhā), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ.


Schatte

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


jaor

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


Plant

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Plant f (plural Plante, diminutive Pläntsche)

Plante (plural)
Pläntsche (diminutive)
plant (alternative)
Plont (alternative)
Plount (alternative)
Plaïnt (alternative)

plant, any member of the kingdom Plantae


Tong

Tong f (plural Tonge, diminutive Töngke or Töngske or Tönkske or Töngeltje)

tlb

(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

Tonge (plural)
Töngke (diminutive)
Töngske (diminutive)
Tönkske (diminutive)
Töngeltje (diminutive)
tóng (alternative)
tong (alternative)
Tǫng (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).


Geer

Geere̩ (plural)
geer (alternative)
Gee̩r (alternative)
Giir (alternative)
Gie̩r (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”).


Leech

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Leech n (plural Leechter, diminutive Leechske or Leechschke)

Leechter (plural)
Leechske (diminutive)
Leechschke (diminutive)
leech (alternative)
Leet (alternative)
Lett (alternative)

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.

(colloquial) lamp, candle; any lightsource


Lamp

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Lamp n (plural Lame̩r or Läme̩r, diminutive Lämke̩ or Lämpke̩)

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, various dialects)

Lame̩r (plural)
Läme̩r (plural)
Lämke̩ (diminutive)
Lämpke̩ (diminutive)
lamp (alternative)
lamb (alternative)
Lam (alternative)
Lǫmp (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos.

(metonymic) The meat produce of a lamb; a dish prepared from lamb's meat


Lamp

li-noun-RD

Lamp f (plural Lampe̩, diminutive Lämpke̩)

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

Lampe̩ (plural)
Lämpke̩ (diminutive)
lamp (alternative)
Lammp (alternative)

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)


Ting

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Ting f (plural Tinge, diminutive Tingke or Tinke)

Tinge (plural)
Tingke (diminutive)
Tinke (diminutive)
tieng (alternative)
Tinn (alternative)
Tien (alternative)
Zing (alternative)

From tin ~ tīn, with Ripuarian velarisation, from Latin tīna (“wine-vessel”), from Etruscan 𐌈𐌉𐌍𐌀 (θina, “type of vessel”). Compare French tine, Portuguese tina, and Italian tino.

(Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, humorous) large drum


Klock

Klock f (plural Klocke, diminutive Klockske)

Klocke (plural)
Klockske (diminutive)
klok (alternative)
Klǫk (alternative)
Klokk (alternative)

From Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Luxembourgish Klack, Dutch klok, German Glocke.

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeic


Tant

Tande̩ (plural)
Tänt (plural)
Tan (plural)
tand (alternative)
tanjd (alternative)
Tangk (alternative)
Tantsch (alternative)
Taant (alternative)
Taïnt (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

inh+

(As, Meeswijk, “Tan” as plural) sawtooth

As; “Tan” as plural; As; “Tan” as plural


Leet

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Leet n (plural Leeter, diminutive Lettsche)

From earlier lieht, with regular Ripuarian-Limburgish loss of -h- before a consonant.

Southeast Limburgish form of Leech (“light”)


Leet

li-noun-eup

Leet n (plural Leeder, diminutive Léttje)


Sou

From Proto-West Germanic *sū, from Proto-Germanic *sūz.

(figurative) a dislikable or unethical person


Baars

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Baars m (plural Baarse or Bäärs or Beers, diminutive Bäärske or Beerske)

Baarse (plural)
Bäärs (plural)
Beers (plural)
Bäärske (diminutive)
Beerske (diminutive)
baars (alternative)
Baasch (alternative)
Bäärs (alternative)
Boors (alternative)
Boos (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz.


Kerkhoff

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Kerkhoff m (plural Kerkhöff, diminutive Kerkhöffke)

Kerkhöff (plural)
Kerkhöffke (diminutive)
kerkhof (alternative)
kirkhof (alternative)
Kérrechhoff (alternative)
Kerkhoaf (alternative)
Kerkhöff (alternative)
Kerkoff (alternative)
Kerkef (alternative)
Kirkhoff (alternative)
Kerref (alternative)

From Kerk (“church”) + Hoff (“yard”). Compare Dutch kerkhof and German Kirchhoff.


Schepp

Schepp n (plural Schepp or Scheeper, diminutive Scheppke)

Schepp (plural)
Scheeper (plural)
Scheppke (diminutive)
sjip (alternative)
Schep (alternative)
Scheep (alternative)
Schiep (alternative)
Schéff (alternative)

From Middle Dutch schep, from Old Dutch skip, from Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą.

boiler (metal container for boiling water in some old stoves and ovens)

(agriculture) extension of the ploughtail to which the ploughshare is attached

(commonly in the diminutive) bundle of flax that is used during retting


Hoot

From Middle Limburgish hōt, from Old Limburgish hōd, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz.


Juuli

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


Naas

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Naas f (plural Naase, diminutive Nässke)

From Middle Dutch nase, from Old Dutch *nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.


Schlang

Schlang f (plural Schlange, diminutive Schlängeltje)

Schlange (plural)
Schlängeltje (diminutive)

snake, squamate of the suborder Serpentes


Desch

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Desch m (plural Desche, diminutive Deschke)

Desche (plural)
Deschke (diminutive)
disj (alternative)
dèsj (alternative)
Désch (alternative)


Läpel

Läpel m (plural Läpele or Läpels, diminutive Läpelke)

Läpele (plural)
Läpels (plural)
Läpelke (diminutive)
laepel (alternative)
leëpel (alternative)
Lääpel (alternative)
Lee̩pe̩l (alternative)
Léëpel (alternative)
Lääpel (alternative alternative)
Liepel (alternative)
Lepel (alternative)
Leppel (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *lapil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz. Compare Central Franconian Läffel, German Löffel, Dutch lepel.


aomezeik

aomezeik f (masculine merezeik, neuter aomezeiksel)

merezeik (masculine)
aomezeiksel (neuter)
aomzeik (alternative Maastrichtian alternative)
aomzeiksel (alternative dialectal)
haomezeik (alternative)
aomezeek (alternative)
Hoëmeseïk (alternative)
Oëmeseïk (alternative)
moemet (alternative Central Limburgish Southwestern dialectal)
muurzeik (alternative Limburgish West)
zeikdempel (alternative)
zeikworm (alternative)

From Middle High German āmeize, from Old High German āmeiza, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā.

(zoology, widespread, specifically in Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish) ant

widespread; Southeast Limburgish; widespread; Southeast Limburgish


sjaop

Schoëp (alternative)
Schooep (alternative)
sjoap (alternative)
Schoop (alternative)
schaop (alternative Limburgish Northern)


Sokk

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Sokk m (plural Sökk, diminutive Sökkske)


Schluuch

From earlier *slūch, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic and Proto-Germanic and related to the same root as *sleupaną (“to slip, sneak”). Compare German Schlauch.

(Eupen) waterskin, wineskin (flexible container for liquids)


bloodslieër

bloedslieër (alternative)
bloudslieër (alternative)
Bloutsliër (alternative)


Bé

Béjje (plural)
Béttje (diminutive)
bie (alternative)
bij (alternative)
bei (alternative)
bien (alternative Limburgish West)
bui (alternative)
Bei (alternative)

From earlier bei, from Middle High German bīe, from Old High German bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.


Ovend

Ovende (plural)
Ovender (plural)
aovend (alternative)
oavend (alternative)
Oëvent (alternative)
Ovvend (alternative)
Avvend (alternative)
Oved (alternative)

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

inh+

evening (the time from dusk until around midnight)


Maschin

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Maschin f (plural Maschiner, diminutive Maschinke)

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(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Maschiner (plural)
Maschinke (diminutive)
machine (alternative)
masjien (alternative)
Maschien (alternative)
Maschiin (alternative)
Masching (alternative)


lèttergreep

lèttergrepe (plural)
Silb (alternative)
zilf (alternative)
zelf (alternative)


iew

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


Dump

li-noun-RD

Dump m (plural Dumbe̩, diminutive Dümpke̩)

Dumbe̩ (plural)
Dümpke̩ (diminutive)
doemb (alternative)
Dum (alternative)
Domp (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô.

inh+

(archaic in the majority of dialects) thumb


Huut

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(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

Hüüt (plural)
Huude̩ (plural)
hoed (alternative)
Hue̩t (alternative)
Haut (alternative)
Hǫut (alternative)
Hööt (alternative)
Häut (alternative)
Höut (alternative)
Hüüd (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hūdi, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéwHtis.

inh+

skin, hide of a person or animal
(Kerkhoven) foreskin

skin, hide of a person or animal
foreskin

(Klimmen) saddle leather (strong, specially tanned leather used for tack)

skin (membrane found on the surface of an object, like a sausage)

(Brunssum, Ten-Esschen, Weustenrade) body of a person or animal


dreen

From Middle Dutch *drone, from Old Dutch *drān, from Proto-West Germanic *drānu.


Haunt

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Haunt m (plural Häunt, diminutive Hönntje)

Häunt (plural)
Hönntje (diminutive)
hóndj (alternative)
hond (alternative)
hónd (alternative)
honk (alternative)
Honk (alternative)

From Middle Dutch haunt, from Old Dutch *hund, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Compare German Hund, English hound, Dutch hond.

(Eupen, derogatory) bitch (used for draft animals)

(Eupen, derogatory) scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person)


daak

From Middle Dutch dak, from Old Dutch *thak. Or from Middle Low German dak, from Old Saxon thak. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką.

(mining) roof (The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.)


boeat

From Middle English bot (“boat, ship”), from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic *bait, from Proto-Germanic *baitaz.


Vadder

Vadder m (plural Vaddere, diminutive Vädderke)

Vaddere (plural)
Vädderke (diminutive)
Vaader (alternative)
Vatter (alternative)
vaajer (alternative Maastrichtian)
vader (alternative)
fatter (alternative)
vadder (alternative)
vajer (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

(Eupen, Christianity) Father (God, the father of Creation)

(Eupen, Christianity) Father (a title for priests)


Minsch

Minsch m (plural Minsche, diminutive Minschke)

Minsche (plural)
Minschke (diminutive)
miensj (alternative)
Mensch (alternative)
Meensch (alternative)
Mönsch (alternative)
Minksch (alternative)
Mingesch (alternative)
Mins (alternative Limburgish West)

From a a substantivisation of the adjective from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.


segrèt

segrèt f (plural segrètte, diminutive segrètje or segrètsje)

segrètte (plural)
segrètje (diminutive)
segrètsje (diminutive)
sigrèt (alternative)
tsigrèt (alternative)
pafferik (alternative)
bees (alternative)
snierk (alternative)


pafferik

pafferik (nominative singular)
pafferikje (diminutive nominative singular)
pafferikke (nominative plural)
pafferikjes (diminutive nominative plural)
pafferiks (genitive singular)
pafferikjes (diminutive genitive singular)
pafferikke (genitive plural)
pafferikjes (diminutive genitive plural)
pafferikkes (locative singular)
pafferikkeske (diminutive locative singular)
pafferikkese (locative plural)
pafferikkeskes (diminutive locative plural)
pafferikkem (archaic dative singular)
pafferikjem (archaic dative diminutive singular)
pafferikke (dative plural)
pafferikjes (dative diminutive plural)
pafferikke (accusative archaic singular)
pafferikje (accusative diminutive singular)
pafferikke (accusative plural)
pafferikjes (accusative diminutive plural)
segrèt (alternative)
sigrèt (alternative)
tsigrèt (alternative)
bees (alternative)
snierk (alternative)

/ˈpɑ.fəˌʀɪk/

From paffe (“to smoke”) + -rik (agent noun forming suffix).


sigrèt

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sigrèt f (plural sigrètte, diminutive sigrètje or sigrètsje)

sigrètte (plural)
sigrètje (diminutive)
sigrètsje (diminutive)
segrèt (alternative)
tsigrèt (alternative)
pafferik (alternative)
bees (alternative)
snierk (alternative)

(Maastrichtian, Sittard, Heerlen) cigarette


tsigrèt

/ˌt͡siˈɣʀɜt/

segrèt (alternative)
Zarett (alternative)
Tsigerätt (alternative)

(Southeast Limburgish, except for Heerlen) cigarette

Southeast Limburgish; except for Heerlen; Southeast Limburgish; except for Heerlen


sjouwer

sjouwer f (plural sjouwere or sjouwers or sjouwersj, diminutive sjuierke or sjuiwerke or sjuiersje)

sjouwere (plural)
sjouwers (plural)
sjouwersj (plural)
sjuierke (diminutive)
sjuiwerke (diminutive)
sjuiersje (diminutive)
Schowwer (alternative)
Scholder (alternative)
schoër (alternative Limburgish West)
skoër (alternative Limburgish West)
schouwer (alternative)
schouver (alternative)
sjouver (alternative)

[ˈʃɔːu̯˨.əʀ]

From Middle Dutch schouder, from Old Dutch *sculdero, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru.

(widespread variant, especially in Dutch Limburg) shoulder


snierk

snierk f (plural snierke, diminutive snierkje)

snierke (plural)
snierkje (diminutive)
sigrèt (alternative)
tsigrèt (alternative)
pafferik (alternative)

Derived from the verb snirke (“to roast”).


Tsigerätt

Tsigerätt f (plural Tsigerätte, diminutive Tsigerätteke)

Tsigerätte (plural)
Tsigerätteke (diminutive)
segrèt (alternative)
sigrèt (alternative)
tsigrèt (alternative)
pafferik (alternative)
bees (alternative)
snierk (alternative)

/ˌt͡si.ɣəˈʀɛt/


Zarett

segrèt (alternative)
tsigrèt (alternative)
Tsigerätt (alternative)


Augusst

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

der+

augustus (alternative)
Ogusst (alternative)
auguustus (alternative)
Juss (alternative)


Ogusst

augustus (alternative)
Augusst (alternative)
auguustus (alternative)
Juss (alternative)


Béër

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Béër n (plural Béëre, diminutive Bérreke)

Béëre (plural)
Bérreke (diminutive)
beer (alternative)
baer (alternative)

From Middle Low German bêr, from Old Saxon bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.


Béër

From Middle Dutch bere, from Old Dutch bēro, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.


Béër

Béërin (feminine)
beer (alternative)
baer (alternative)

From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

(Eupen) A bear, any member of the family Ursidae

(figurative, Eupen) bear (someone or something bear-like, e.g. a sturdy man)


Bärrech

Bärrech m (plural Bärrech, diminutive Bärrechsche)

Bärrech (plural)
Bärrechsche (diminutive)
berg (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.

(Eupen, geography) mountain, hill (refers to any elevated terrain)


Bloutsliër

bloodslieër (alternative)
bloedslieër (alternative)
bloudslieër (alternative)


Böük

Böük f (plural Böük, diminutive Böükske)

Böük (plural)
Böükske (diminutive)
beuk (alternative)
buik (alternative)
Büekembuom (alternative)

From Middle Dutch boke, boeke, from Old Dutch *buoka, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā.

(countable, Eupen) a beech (Fagus); the common tree

(uncountable, Eupen) beech; the wood of the tree


Böük

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

beuk (alternative)
buik (alternative)
Büekembuom (alternative)

nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of Bouk


Broër

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Broër m (plural Bröër, diminutive Brörreke)

Bröër (plural)
Brörreke (diminutive)
broor (alternative)
breur (alternative Central East Limburgish)
broeder (alternative)
broder (alternative)
brouer (alternative)
Brooer (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. See broor for more.


Bröll

From the verb brölle, from Middle High German brüelen, ultimately imitative.

onomatopoeic

imitative


Bröll

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Bröll (plural Brölls, diminutive Brölltje)

Brölls (plural)
Brölltje (diminutive)
Brölle (alternative)
brèl (alternative)
bril (alternative)
breul (alternative)
Brell (alternative)

From Middle High German brille, from earlier Middle High German berille (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”).

(Eupen) (pair of) glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision)

(Eupen) (pair of) goggles (protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face)


Dakk

Dakk n (plural Daaker, diminutive Däkkske)

Daaker (plural)
Däkkske (diminutive)
daak (alternative)

From Middle Dutch dak, from Old Dutch *thak. Or from Middle Low German dak, from Old Saxon thak. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką.

(Eupen, mining) roof (The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.)

(Eupen, geology) a rock layer above a seam


Détsämmber

Borrowed from German Dezember, from Latin December.


Déër

Déër n (plural Déëre, diminutive Dérreke)

Déëre (plural)
Dérreke (diminutive)
deer (alternative)
dier (alternative Maastrichtian dialectal)
deier (alternative)
deër (alternative)

From Middle Low German dēr, from Old Saxon dior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsom.

(Eupen) A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.


Droon

From Middle Low German drône or from Middle Dutch drone, from Old Saxon drān, from Proto-West Germanic *drānu, from Proto-Germanic *drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

dreen (alternative)
draen (alternative)
droon (alternative)


Dröpp

Dröpp m (plural Dröpp, diminutive Dröppeltje)

Dröpp (plural)
Dröppeltje (diminutive)
dröppel (alternative)
druppel (alternative)
druupel (alternative)
dröp (alternative)
drup (alternative)
druup (alternative)
sprinkel (alternative)

From Middle Low German drope, from Old Saxon dropo. Or from Middle Dutch drop, from Old Dutch dropo. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *dropō, from Proto-Germanic *drupô, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewb-.


Éï

From Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.


Fébruwaar

From Latin Februārius, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷrwom.

fibberwarie (alternative)
fibberwari (alternative)


Botts

Botts f (plural Bottse, diminutive Böttske)

Bottse (plural)
Böttske (diminutive)
Box (alternative)

From Central Franconian Botz, itself of unknown origin but possibly derived from or related to Middle Low German buxe.


Bruud

Bruud n (plural Bruude or Bruuder, diminutive Brüüdsche)

Bruude (plural)
Bruuder (plural)
Brüüdsche (diminutive)
broeëd (alternative)
Brue̩t (alternative)
Brut (alternative)
Brued (alternative)
Bruët (alternative)
Brot (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”).


Gitaar

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Gitaar f (plural Gitaare, diminutive Gitaarke)

Gitaare (plural)
Gitaarke (diminutive)
gitaar (alternative)
Jitta (alternative)

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

der

Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)


Gout

gold (alternative Limburgish North)
goud (alternative)
good (alternative)
gaod (alternative)

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


Gout

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Gout n (plural Goute, diminutive Göütske)

Goute (plural)
Göütske (diminutive)
good (alternative)

(Eupen) commodity, property, possession, good

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


Haïnt

Haïnt f (plural Haïnt, diminutive Hänntje)

Haïnt (plural)
Hänntje (diminutive)
hand (alternative common variant)
handj (alternative)
hank (alternative)
haand (alternative uncommon variant)

From Middle Dutch and Old Dutch hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. With common diphthongization of -a- to -ai- found in Eupen.


Héïm

Héïm (plural Héïmer, diminutive Héïmke, locative Héïvesch)

Héïmer (plural)
Héïmke (diminutive)
Héïvesch (locative)
heim (alternative)
heem (alternative)
Heem (alternative)

From Middle Dutch hêem, from Old Dutch hēm, from Proto-West Germanic *haim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with Dutch heem, English home.


Héïvesch

From Héïm (“home”) + -vesch (locative suffix)


Hiër

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Hiër m (plural Hiëre, diminutive Hiërke, locative Hiëvesch, vocative Härr)

Hiëre (plural)
Hiërke (diminutive)
Hiëvesch (locative)
Härr (vocative)
hieër (alternative)
heer (alternative)

(Eupen, archaic) man, gentleman (polite term)

(Eupen, archaic) master, lord (generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)


Höll

Höll f (plural Hölle, diminutive Höllke)

Hölle (plural)
Höllke (diminutive)
hèl (alternative)

From Early Modern Limburgish hèl, with the vowel sound being influenced by Central Franconian, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō.

Et éss kout ä gen Höllen.


Héll

Héll f (plural Hélle, diminutive Héllke)

Hélle (plural)
Héllke (diminutive)
hèl (alternative)
Höll (alternative)

From Early Modern Limburgish hèl, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō.


Hétt

Borrowed from German Hit, from English hit.

(Eupen, slang) hit (A success, especially in the entertainment industry.)

(Eupen, slang) hit (A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.)


Huss

Huus (long vowel pronunciation only, may be distinguished with tone)

Borrowed from Middle French houce (“slipcase”), from Frankish *hulftijā.


Marrmoër

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Marrmoër m (plural Marrmoëre, diminutive Marrmöërke)

Marrmoëre (plural)
Marrmöërke (diminutive)

/ˈmaʁ.mɔə̯ʁ/

Borrowed from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble, crystalline rock”). Compare German Marmor.


Haundert

From Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (< Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”).


Haundert

(Eupen) hundred (unity of one hundred things)

(Eupen, in the plural) hundreds of (unspecified large quantity)


Joërhaundert

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


Jannewaar

Jannewaare (plural)
januari (alternative)
jannewarie (alternative)


Joër

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Joër n (plural Joëre, diminutive Jörreke)


Juuni

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


Kommissjuuën

Kommissjuuën f (plural Kommissjuuëne, diminutive Kommissjüüënke)

Kommissjuuëne (plural)
Kommissjüüënke (diminutive)
kemisse (alternative)
kemissie (alternative)


Kaïnt

Kaïnt n (plural Kaïnder, diminutive Kénntje or Kineke)

Kaïnder (plural)
Kénntje (diminutive)
Kineke (diminutive)
kink (alternative)
Kenk (alternative)
kindj (alternative)
kind (alternative)

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)


Kaïnt

Kaïnt f (plural Kaïnte, diminutive Kénntje)

From earlier Limburgish kant, from Old Northern French cant, from Medieval Latin canthus. Ultimately of Gaulish origin.


Kriëk

Kriëk m (plural Kriëke, diminutive Kriëkske)

Kriëke (plural)
Kriëkske (diminutive)
krieëk (alternative)

Origin is speculated, see English creek for more.


Lakrétts

(Eupen) licorice, liquorice (confectionery)


Laïnt

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Laïnt n (plural Laïnder, diminutive Länntje)

From Land, with regular Eupen diphthongisation of -a-.


Laïntsvall

Laïntsvalle (plural)
landjsval (alternative)

Compound of Laïnts (“land”, genitive) + Vall (“fall”).


Laïnts

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Lavvabo

Lavvabos (plural)
lavvabo (alternative Maastrichtian)


Lavvabo

Learned borrowing from Latin lavābō (“I will wash”), lavāre, the first word of psalm 26,6.

lbor

(Eupen, Christianity) lavabo (liturgical handwashing)

(Eupen, Christianity) lavabo (washbasin used for such handwashing)


Liist

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Liist f (plural Liiste, diminutive Lisske)

Liiste (plural)
Lisske (diminutive)
lies (alternative)

16th century, borrowed from Italian lista likely in part through French liste, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *līstǭ.


Hauss

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Hauss m (plural Häuss, diminutive Hösske)


Séllep

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Séllep f (plural Séllebe, diminutive Séllepke)

Séllebe (plural)
Séllepke (diminutive)
lèttergreep (alternative)
Silb (alternative)
zilf (alternative)
zelf (alternative)

From earlier Silbe, from a borrowing of Latin syllaba.


Moën

Moën m (plural Moëne, diminutive Möënke)

Moëne (plural)
Möënke (diminutive)
Mǫe̩n (alternative)
moan (alternative)


Méï

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

Mai (alternative)
Meie (alternative)
mei (alternative)


Möële

Möële f (plural Möëler, diminutive Möëleke)

Möëler (plural)
Möëleke (diminutive)
muële (alternative)
mäöle (alternative)
mäöele (alternative)
meule (alternative)
Mööle (alternative)

(Eupen, countable) mill, grinder (tool or apparatus for grinding)

(Eupen, countable) mill (building where such an apparatus is used)

(Eupen, uncountable, board games) nine men's morris


Märrts

Mäerz (alternative)
Meärz (alternative)
mièrt (alternative)
mèts (alternative)
miert (alternative)
meert (alternative)


Kommparatiif

Kommparatiive (plural)
mieëvórm (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin (gradus) comparātīvus (literally “comparative degree”).


Modderschproëk

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Modderschproëk f (plural Modderschproëke)

Modderschproëke (plural)
mojertaal (alternative)

/ˈmo.dəʁˌʃpʁɔə̯k/

Compound of Modder (“mother”) + Schproëk (“language”). Possibly a loan translation of Latin lingua materna.

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(Eupen, linguistics) ancestor language (language from which another is derived)


Mauntwaater

Mauntwaatere (plural)
móndjwater (alternative)

Compound of Maunt (“mouth”) + Waater (“water”). Possibly a calque of German Mundwasser.

(Eupen, countable and uncountable) mouthwash


Suppstantiif

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Suppstantiif n or m (plural Suppstantiive)

Suppstantiive (plural)
naomswaord (alternative)


Pappegaï

Pappegaïje (plural)
pappegei (alternative)

From Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγάς (papagás), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ). Further origin unknown, perhaps from an African language or imitative.

onomatopoeic

imitative

(Eupen) parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae

(Eupen, figurative) A person who parrots other people.


Porré

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Porré f (plural Porréër, diminutive Porreeke)

Porréër (plural)
Porreeke (diminutive)
Poor (alternative)
poor (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle French porrée, from Latin porrum. Doublet of Poor.


Schounbaïnt

Schounbaïnt n (plural Schounbaïnder, diminutive Schounbénntje)

Schounbaïnder (plural)
Schounbénntje (diminutive)
rijstartel (alternative Maastrichtian)
riereem (alternative)
riesjtartel (alternative)
riejsjtachel (alternative)
riegsjtachel (alternative)
schoonreem (alternative)

Compound of Schoun (“shoe”) + Baïnt (“band”), compare German Schuhband.


Schoëp

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Schoëp n (plural Schoëp, diminutive Schöppke)

Schoëp (plural)
Schöppke (diminutive)
Schooep (alternative)
sjoap (alternative)
Schoop (alternative)
schaop (alternative Limburgish Northern)
sjaop (alternative)

From earlier *schāp, from Middle Dutch schâep, from Old Dutch scap, from Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Further etymology unknown, see sheep for more.


Schäng

Schänge (plural)
Sjeng (alternative)
Janne (alternative)
Hannes (alternative)
sjeng (alternative)

(Eupen, sometimes offensive) a native or inhabitant of Maastricht.


Schänk

Schänk f (plural Schänke, diminutive Schänkske)

Schänke (plural)
Schänkske (diminutive)
sjink (alternative)
Schink (alternative)

From earlier Limburgish *Schank (compare Luxembourgish Schank), from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō, from Proto-Germanic *skinkô, *skinkō (“shank; thigh”).


Schonnsreem

Schonnsreem m (plural Schonnsreeme, diminutive Schonnsrémmke)

Schonnsreeme (plural)
Schonnsrémmke (diminutive)
Schounbaïnt (alternative)
riereem (alternative)
schoonreem (alternative)

From Schoun (“shoe”) + -s (genitive marker) + Reem (“belt”).


Schosster

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Schosster m (plural Schosstere, diminutive Schossterke)

Schosstere (plural)
Schossterke (diminutive)
Schuhnsmäeker (alternative)
sjoester (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *skōhasūtārī. Compare Limburgish Schuster.

(Eupen) shoemaker, cobbler (of male or unspecified sex)


Schotteleplakk

Schotteleplakk m (plural Schotteleplagge, diminutive Schottelepläkkske)

Schotteleplagge (plural)
Schottelepläkkske (diminutive)
sjóttelsplak (alternative)
schóttelslet (alternative)
sjotelsplak (alternative)

Compound of Schottel (“bowl/platter”) + Plakk (“cloth”).


Schowwer

Schowwere (plural)
Scholder (alternative)
schoër (alternative Limburgish West)
skoër (alternative Limburgish West)
schouwer (alternative)
schouver (alternative)
sjouver (alternative)
sjouwer (alternative)

From earlier *schuder, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru.


Schokkel

Schokkele (plural)
sjógkel (alternative Maastrichtian)

Deverbal of schokkele, iterative of schokke, from Proto-Germanic *skukkōną.

(Eupen, narrow sense) swing (seat hanging on two lines)

(Eupen, broad sense) any swinging construction, including seesaws and similar devices


Möëlepärrtje

Möëlepärrtjere (plural)
slivveniersbieske (alternative Maastrichtian)

/ˈmœə̯.ləˌpɛʁ.t͡ʃə/

Compound of Möële (“mill”) + Pärrtje (“little horse”).


Schnië

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

Schniee (alternative)
snie (alternative Maastrichtian)
sjnië (alternative)
sjnee (alternative)
sjniè (alternative)
sjnieë (alternative)
snieë (alternative)


Tsokker

From earlier *zucker (with /ʊ/), from Old High German zuckar, directly from Italian zucchero. See sugar for the further etymology.


Téjaater

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Téjaater n (plural Téjaaterer, diminutive Téjääterke)

Téjaaterer (plural)
Téjääterke (diminutive)
teater (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle French théâtre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”).

der

a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.

drama or performance as a profession or art form.

Maak neet esu Téjaater!

(Eupen, figuratively, derogatory) show, performance


Tällder

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Tällder m (plural Tälldere, diminutive Tällderke)

Tälldere (plural)
Tällderke (diminutive)


Tüüt

Tüüt f (plural Tüüte, diminutive Tüttje)

Tüüte (plural)
Tüttje (diminutive)
taot (alternative)
täöt (alternative)
tuut (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German tûte, tǖte (“horn, conical paper bag”).

(Eupen) a small to medium-sized bag, usually of paper


Tunäll

Tunäll m (plural Tunälle, diminutive Tunällke)

Tunälle (plural)
Tunällke (diminutive)
tönnel (alternative)

Borrowed from English tunnel, with influence from French (stress on the final syllable).


Vaam

Vääm (plural)
Vämmke (diminutive)
Faam (alternative)
vaam (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz. Doublet of Faam (“fathom”).


Vro

Vro f (plural Vrowwe or Vroulü, diminutive Vröüke)

Vrowwe (plural)
Vroulü (plural)
Vröüke (diminutive)
Fro (alternative)
vrów (alternative)

From earlier vrowe, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

(Eupen) wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)

(Eupen) a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms/Miss

(Eupen) madam (polite form of address for a woman or lady)

(Eupen) lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)


Vroumännsch

/ˈvʁɔu̯ˌmɛnʃ/

Compound of Vro (“woman”) + Männsch (“human/person”).


Wéëk

Wéëke (plural)
Weäk (alternative)
waek (alternative)

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)


Woërt

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Woërt n (plural Wöërt, diminutive Wörrtje)

Wöërt (plural)
Wörrtje (diminutive)
Wooert (alternative)
waord (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om. Doublet of Värrep (“verb”).

(Eupen, uncountable) speech, speaking, (figuratively) floor

(Eupen, uncountable, figuratively) promise, word

(Eupen, Christianity) the Word (epithet for Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity)

(Eupen, biblical) the Word of God, Scripture, the scriptures (collectively)


Wöërtsbouk

Wöërtsbouk n (plural Wöërtsböük, diminutive Wöërtsböügeltje)

Wöërtsböük (plural)
Wöërtsböügeltje (diminutive)
waorsbook (alternative)

/ˈʋœə̯ʁt͡sˌbɔu̯k/

From Wöërt (“words”) + -s (genitive marker) + Bouk (“book”).

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(Eupen) dictionary (reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, and their definitions or translations)


Waater

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Waater n (plural Waatere, diminutive Wääterke)

Waatere (plural)
Wääterke (diminutive)
water (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

(uncountable) bodily fluid:
liquid manure

(uncountable) bodily fluid:
amniotic fluid


Wiin

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Wiin m (plural Wiine, diminutive Winntje)

Wiine (plural)
Winntje (diminutive)
Wien (alternative)
wien (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, from Latin vīnum.


Libäll

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Libäll f (plural Libälle, diminutive Libällke)

From New Latin lībellula, coined by Carl von Linné after lībella (“carpenter's level”), because of the insect's ability to stay level when hovering. Doublet of Nivoo.

(Eupen) dragonfly, insect of the infraorder Anisoptera

(Eupen) dragonfly or damselfly, insect of the order Odonata


Värrep

Värrebe (plural)
wèrkwaord (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin verbum (“word”). Doublet of Woërt.


Sië

From Proto-West Germanic *saiwi, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.


Sië

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

(Eupen) nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of Sië


Önn

From earlier ünne, from Proto-West Germanic *unnjā, from Latin ūniō. Compare Luxembourgish Ënn, and also English onion (through Old French instead).

onion (typically Allium cepa, the plant or its bulb)


Ärrent

From Old Limburgish *arint, from Proto-West Germanic *arwīt, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts.


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.


Kroëpéttschlaat

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Kroëpéttschlaat f (plural Kroëpéttschlaat)

Compound of Kroëpétt (“potato”) + Schlaat (“salad”).


Kroëpétt

From earlier krompet (alternative forms are present in multiple neighbouring Limburgish and Central Franconian dialects), probably from Walloon crompîre, crompire, itself likely from Limburgish grompeer or Luxembourgish Gromper. Equivalent to Graunt (“ground”) + Péër (“pear”).


Äärt

From Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.


Ärrem

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Ärrem m (plural Ärrem, diminutive Ärremke)

rom Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos. The development -a- → -ę- is regular before -r- + a non-dental consonant.

(figurative) anything that resembles an arm

(textiles, technical use or informal) a sleeve

a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever

anything that resembles an arm
a branch, a section of a structure

(geography) an arm of a creek or a river

anything that resembles an arm
an arm of a creek or a river

anything that resembles an arm
influence, might


Tsupp

Tsupp f (plural Tsuppe, diminutive Tsüppke)

Borrowed from French soupe, itself ultimately of Germanic origin. Judging by Dutch soep, probably borrowed around 1700.


Tsoërt

Attested 15th century as Central Franconian zortten (plural). Directly from Middle French sorte.

(in particular) a certain kind of people, of characters


Tiën

From Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ. The modern form was originally a plural which was reanalysed as a singular. Compare Dutch teen, Central Franconian Ziehn.


Taïnt

Taïnt m (plural Taïnt, diminutive Ténntje)


Woësch

Woësch f (plural Wöësch, diminutive Wöschke)

From earlier wurs(t), from Proto-West Germanic *wursti, ultimately either from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”) or *wers- (“to mix”). With regular -rs- to -sch- sound change.


Woëch

From Old Limburgish wāga, from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō.

scales (instrument for measuring, mainly weighing)


Wéttfro

Wéttfro f (plural Wéttvrowwe, diminutive Wéttvröüke, masculine Wéttmanne)

Wéttvrowwe (plural)
Wéttvröüke (diminutive)
Wéttmanne (masculine)

From earlier Middle High German widewe (“widow”) + Vro (“woman”). Compare Luxembourgish Wittfra, Central Franconian Wittfrau, German Witfrau.


Wiif

Wiif n (plural Wiiver, diminutive Wiffke)

From Proto-West Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą.


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)

(rare) a small creature, particularly a goblin, sprite, leprechaun, kobold

(of a child, mildly derogatory or endearing) a cheeky one; a rascal


Wijjer

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Wijjer m (plural Wijjere, diminutive Wijjerke)

From earlier wiwer, from Latin vīvārium, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).


Wéërvräüsch

/ˈʋeə̯ʁˌvʁɔʏ̯ʃ/

Compound of Wéër (“weather”) + Vräüsch (“frog”). Compare German Wetterfrosch, Central Franconian Wedderfrösch.

com+

A frog kept in a jar with a small ladder; when the frog climbed up the ladder, this was seen as an indication of warmer weather in the following days.


Wéër

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Wéër n (plural Wéëre, diminutive Wérreke)

From Old Limburgish *wedar, from Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁dʰrom, from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow; wind”) + *-dʰrom (instrument noun–deriving suffix).


Wéër

From Old Limburgish wer, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“to ward off”).


Waïnt

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Waïnt m (plural Waïnde, diminutive Wénntje)

From Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”).


Waïnt

Waïnt f (plural Waïnt, diminutive Wanntje)

From earlier want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-.

vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface


Waïnt

From earlier winda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną, from same root as etymology 2.


Waïnt

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Väësch

Väësch m (plural Väësche, diminutive Väëschke)

verse of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)

(loosely) stanza, verse (section of a longer poem consisting of several lines)


Voëgel

Voëgel m (plural Vöëgel, diminutive Vöëgeltje)


Vännster

From Proto-West Germanic *fenestr, from Latin fenestra.


Osstere

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


Uër

From Middle Dutch ôre, from Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

(anatomy) the ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle


Uër

Uër f (plural Uëre, diminutive Ürrke or Örrke)

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)


Trottwaar

pavement/sidewalk (footpath at the side of a street, road)


Schtökk

From earlier stuk (with /ʊ/), from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją.

(invariant) one, item, piece (of something countable; often untranslated in English)

(declinable or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an uncountable mass)

Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films)

(derogatory and/or sexual) a person (although generally gender-neutral, most commonly used to refer to women)


Schtökk

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Schtokk

From Proto-West Germanic *stokk, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz.


Schtäär

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Schtäär m (plural Schtärre, diminutive Schtäre̩ke̩ or Schtärreke)

Schtärre (plural)
Schtäre̩ke̩ (diminutive)
Schtärreke (diminutive)

Southeast Limburgish and Eupen form of Schtar


Schtéïn

li-noun-eup

Schtéïn m (plural Schtéïn, diminutive Schténntje)

Schtéïn (plural)
Schténntje (diminutive)
Schtéï (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stoyh₂nos.


Schtéï

Schtéï m (plural Schtéïn, diminutive Schténntje)

Schtéïn (plural)
Schténntje (diminutive)


Schtärrt

Schtärrt m (plural Schtärrte, diminutive Schtärrtje)

Schtärrte (plural)
Schtärrtje (diminutive)


Schtroët

Schtroët f (plural Schtroëte, diminutive Schtröttje)

Schtroëte (plural)
Schtröttje (diminutive)

From earlier Limburgish strāte, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, an early borrowing from Late Latin strāta.

street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)

carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)

(poker, or other similar games) straight


Schproëk

From earlier sprāke, from Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā.

(countable) language (body of words, and set of methods of combining them)

(uncountable) speech (style of speaking)

(uncountable) speech (faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak)


Schproch

From Middle High German spruch, from Old High German *spruh, from Proto-West Germanic *spruki (“saying”), related to the verb *sprekan (“to speak”).

short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself


Schpitaal

From Middle High German spitāl, hospitāl, from Old High German *hospitāl (attested in hospitālhūs (“hospital”)), from Latin hospitale.


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)


Siël

From Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.


Sänn

From Proto-West Germanic *sinn, from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sentnós, from *sent- (“to feel”).

meaning, sense (the objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says)


Säunt

From Proto-Germanic *sundijō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-ónt-ih₂, the feminine form of *h₁sónts (“being, true”), itself the present participle of *h₁es- (“to be”).


Séïl

li-noun-eup

Séïl n (plural Séllder, diminutive Sélltje)

From Proto-West Germanic *sail, from Proto-Germanic *sailą, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂éy-ōl ~ *sh₂i-l-és.


Sösster

li-noun-eup

Sösster f (plural Sösstere, diminutive Sössterke)

Sösstere (plural)
Sössterke (diminutive)


Schwaïn

From Proto-West Germanic *swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną. Likely influenced by either Central Franconian or German, as the expected native form would be schwīn.

(derogatory) A dirty, or contemptible person; swine.

(often construed with haane) luck, good fortune


Schuël

From Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning (especially before university); department/institute at a college or university; art movement; followers of a particular doctrine)

pod (group of whales or similar mammals)


Schnütts

Schnüttse (plural)
Schnauts (alternative)

From Middle High German *snuze, from Old High German *snūz, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz.

person who enjoys eating, especially sweet


Schnauts

Schnautse (plural)
Schnauts (alternative)


Schlaat

Schlaat f (plural Schlaat, diminutive Schlättje)

From Italian salata, a variant of insalata, likely reinforced by Middle French salade.


Schiif

Schiif f (plural Schiive, diminutive Schiffke)

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

flat piece or surface
slice (e.g. of bread)


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.


Rökk

li-noun-eup

Rökk m (plural Rögge, diminutive Röggeltje)


Räänboëch

Räänboëch m (plural Räänböëch, diminutive Räänböëgeltje)

Räänböëch (plural)
Räänböëgeltje (diminutive)

/ˈʁɛːnˌbɔə̯ç/

From Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō, from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô. Equivalent to Rään (“rain”) + Boëch (“arch, bow”).


Ruës

Ruës f (plural Ruëse, diminutive Rüëske)

From older rōsa, from Latin rosa, of uncertain origin. See English rose for more.

rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa

(heraldry) The rose as used in heraldry, on a coat of arms


Raïnt

From Old Limburgish *rant, from Proto-Germanic *randaz, from Proto-Indo-European *rem- (“to rest, prop or support oneself”).

der

edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)

skin (layer of solid matter that forms on top of a liquid in a vessel)


Raïnt

From Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz.

(countable) cow; bull; ox; head of cattle (any bovine animal)


Péërt

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Péërt n (plural Péërt, diminutive Pärrtje)

From Old Limburgish *perit, from Late Latin paraverēdus.


Poërt

Poërt f (plural Poërte, diminutive Pöërtje)


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.


Ploëch

plague (affliction or hardship, particularly when seen as a divine punishment)

plague; an epidemic of any disease, not necessarily dangerous


Plouch

From Proto-West Germanic *plōg, from Proto-Germanic *plōgaz.


Piip

From Proto-West Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from Latin pīpō.


Piin

From earlier pīne, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.


Passtuër

li-noun-eup

Passtuër m (plural Passtüër or Passtüesch, diminutive Passtürreke, feminine Passtuërinn)

Passtüër (plural)
Passtüesch (plural)
Passtürreke (diminutive)
Passtuërinn (feminine)

Borrowed from Latin pāstor, but both the accent and the vocalism require a pronunciation pastōr (from the inflected forms). Compare the same in Dutch pastoor, Central Franconian Pastuur and, as one of two pronunciations, in German Pastor.

(Christianity) pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)


Parreplü

Parreplüs (plural)
Parraplü (alternative)


Païnt

From earlier pant. Only found in continental Germanic languages (→ German Pfand, Dutch pand, and Swedish pant) and of unresolved origin, various Latin sources have been suggested: Latin pāctum (“agreement”) under the supposition of a Low Latin *pantum from *panctum, or a pondus (“weight”) borrowed so early that it preceded the change from Indo-European o to a in Germanic.

unknown

unresolved

delimited area or surface (chiefly of land, hence: parcel)


Oëve

The word did not exist in the dialect originally, so it must have entered the dialect through a neighbouring dialect. So, from either Limburgish ǫǫve or Central Franconian Ovve, both from Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *ufnaz, north and West Germanic variant of *uhnaz.


Oëlech

From Middle Limburgish ollig, from Old Limburgish *oli, from Proto-West Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).


Oër

From Old Limburgish ādra, from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns (“lung, internal organ”).

inh

(geology, mining) a vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure


Oëm

From Proto-West Germanic *āþm, from Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁tmén.


Naagel

li-noun-eup

Naagel m (plural Néëgel, diminutive Néëgeltje)

From Middle Limburgish nagel, from Old Limburgish nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.

(anatomy) A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin.

A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them.


Nollt

From Middle Limburgish nālde, from Old Limburgish nālda, by metathesis from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu (compare Luxembourgish Nol, Dutch naald, and Central Franconian Nool), from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō. Also cognate with German Nadel, and English needle.

needle; hook (implement for sewing, knitting, or crocheting)


Noëber

Noëber m (plural Noëbere, diminutive Noëberke, feminine Noëbesche)

Noëbere (plural)
Noëberke (diminutive)
Noëbesche (feminine)

From Middle Limburgish nāber, from Old Limburgish *nābūr, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô, equivalent to noë + Buur.


Naat

From earlier naht, with regular Ripuarian-Limburgish loss of -h- before a consonant. See Nach for more.


Möön

From Middle Limburgish mōne, with dissimilation from Old Limburgish *mōma, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ.

an older woman; not implying decrepitness, but having a mildly contemptuous tone


Mökk

From Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō.

(biology) insect of the order Nematocera, that is a mosquito, crane fly, gnat, or midge


Märrek

From Old Limburgish *marg with regular -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant, from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.

pith, the solid mass in the inner of a fruit


Monndech

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


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.


Menütt

li-noun-eup

Menütt f (plural Menütte, diminutive Menüttje)

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


Loët

From earlier locht, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz.


Liin

From Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ.

line, cord (a rope, usually relatively thin), especially

leash (strap or cord with which to restrain an animal)


Liif

li-noun-eup

Liif n (plural Liiver, diminutive Liffke)

From Middle Limburgish līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.


Liik

From Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką.

The dead but otherwise (mostly) intact body of a human or animal; corpse


Léëver

From Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic *librō.


Léjjer

From Middle Dutch ledere, from Old Dutch *lēdara, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrijō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlóydʰrom.


Léjjer

From Old Limburgish *leidāri, equivalent to léjje + -er.

leader, director, manager, head, chief (male or of unspecified sex)

(physics, electricity, electronics) conductor, lead, wire, line

agent noun of léjje
conductor, lead, wire, line


Lakks

From Old Limburgish *lahs, influenced by German Lachs, from Old Dutch *lahs, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs-.


Könnek

Könnek m (plural Könnege, diminutive Könnekske, feminine Könnegänn)

Könnege (plural)
Könnekske (diminutive)
Könnegänn (feminine)

From Middle Limburgish künec, from Old Limburgish *kunig, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

king, King (monarch, ruler of a kingdom)


Könnegänn

Könnegänn f (plural Könnegänne, diminutive Könnegänneke, masculine Könnek)

Könnegänne (plural)
Könnegänneke (diminutive)
Könnek (masculine)

/ˌkø.nəˈɣɛn/

From Könnek (“king”) + -änn (feminine person suffix).


Käüche

From Old Limburgish *kuhhina, from late Proto-West Germanic *kukinā, from Vulgar Latin cocīna, from Classical Latin coquīna.


Kärrts

li-noun-eup

Kärrts f (plural Kärrtse, diminutive Kärrtske)

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.


Krütts

Krütts n (plural Krüttser, diminutive Krüttske)


Krokkedill

Krokkedill ? (plural Krokkedille, diminutive Krokkedilleke)

Krokkedille (plural)
Krokkedilleke (diminutive)

From Middle Limburgish crocedil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).


Körref

Körref m (plural Körref, diminutive Körrefke)

From Old Limburgish *korf, from Proto-West Germanic *korb.


Körref

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Koore

li-noun-eup

Koore n (plural Koore, diminutive Körrentje)

From Middle Dutch kōren, from Old Dutch *korn, from Proto-West Germanic *korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

(uncountable) cereal; corn; grain (type of plant and its fruit)


Kommelejuuën

Kommelejuuëne (plural)
Kommeljuuën (alternative)

(Roman Catholicism) communion (ecclesiastical unity)

(Roman Catholicism) Communion (sacrament)

(Roman Catholicism) First Communion (celebration)


Knöödel

From Old Limburgish *knodila, possibly through either Central Franconian or German. Compare Central Franconian Knöddel and German Knödel.


Kniin

Kniin m (plural Kniin, diminutive Kninntje)

From Middle Limburgish konīn, from Old French connin, northern variant of connil, from Latin cunīculus.


Kné

From Middle Limburgish knē, knei, from Old Limburgish *kneo, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.


Dräkksakk

Compound of Dräkk (“filth; dirt”) + Sakk (“sack”).


Heebel

From Middle High German hebel, from Old High German *hebil, from Proto-West Germanic *habil, from Proto-Germanic *habilaz. Expected native variant would be Héëvel.


Söütechkéït

From Middle Limburgish söetecheit. Analyzable as söüt + -echkéït.

sweet; candy (piece or kind of confectionery)


Söüthout

From Middle Limburgish söethout/soëtholt, a calque of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza) from γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”). Equivalent to söüt (“sweet”) + Hout (“wood”).

calque

liquorice: the plant (root) liquorice is made of.


Kossmoss

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order, proper order of the world”).


Frattel

li-noun-eup

Frattel f (plural Frattele, diminutive Frätteltje)

Frattele (plural)
Frätteltje (diminutive)

From Middle Limburgish wrattel, diminutive of wratte, from Proto-West Germanic *wartǭ.


Besöëk

From Middle Limburgish besōc. Equivalent to a deverbal of besöëke.


Konnst

From Middle and Old Limburgish konst/kunst (“knowledge”), ultimately from the verb könne.

(uncountable, collectively) artworks, works of art

Derr Konnst dess Kauches.

(usually accompanied by a genitive construction or adjective or as part of a compound) craft, art


Iir

From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oys-éh₂.


Haasemaunt

Compound of Haass (“hare”) + Maunt (“mouth”), because of the similarity to the form of a hare's mouth.


küsch

head

küsch m (plural küsch or küsche or küs͜c͜he, diminutive küschke)

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

küsch (plural)
küsche (plural)
küs͜c͜he (plural)
küschke (diminutive)
kusch (alternative)
kösch (alternative)
Küsch (alternative)
kuusj (alternative)

Of imitative origin, possibly through French coche (though the shift in gender would be unexpected in a number of dialects).
Compare the same in Central Franconian Küsch, French cochon, Aragonese cochín, and Macedonian кочина (kočina, “pigsty”).

onom

imitative


küsch

kusch (alternative)
kösch (alternative)
Küsch (alternative)
kuusj (alternative)


Küsch

li-noun-eup

Küsch m (plural Küsche, diminutive Küschke or Küschel)

Küsche (plural)
Küschke (diminutive)
Küschel (diminutive)

Of imitative origins, possibly through French coche. See küsch for more.

onom

imitative origins

Eupen and German-based spelling of küsch


Küschvärreke

Compound of Küsch (“pig”) + Värreke (“pig”).


kuusj

head

kuusj m (plural kuusje or kuuzje, diminutive kuusjke)

kuusje (plural)
kuuzje (plural)
kuusjke (diminutive)


Schtat

Schtat f (plural Schtät or Schtee̩ or Schtäe̩)

Schtät (plural)
Schtee̩ (plural)
Schtäe̩ (plural)
Schtạt (alternative)
Schtǫt (alternative)
stad (alternative)
Schtatt (alternative)
Statt (alternative)
Stadt (alternative)
sjtad (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *stadi, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

(metonymic) city centre (central business area of a city)

(metonymic) city, town, town council, city council (governing body of people elected to oversee management of a municipality)


Schtạt

Schtạt f (plural Schtą̈t or Schtee̩ or Schtäe̩)

Schtą̈t (plural)
Schtee̩ (plural)
Schtäe̩ (plural)
Schtat (alternative)
Schtǫt (alternative)
stad (alternative)
Schtatt (alternative)
Statt (alternative)
Stadt (alternative)
sjtad (alternative)


Schtatt

li-noun-eup

Schtatt f (plural Schtéë, diminutive Schtättje)

From Proto-West Germanic *stadi. See schtat for more.


Küschel

Tsi, tsa, Küschel ä gen Pann; wéë datt neet hatt, déë läfft neet lang.

Hey, ho, piglet in the pan; whoever does not have that, won't live long.

(archaic) diminutive of Küsch (“pig”); piglet


Vallje

Borrowed from French voile, from Old French voil, veil, from Latin vēlum.


Haïntwärrek

Compound of Haïnt (“hand”) + Wärrek (“work”). Compare German Handwerk, Luxembourgish Handwierk, and Dutch handwerk.


Géll

Borrowed from Middle Low German gilde, of Germanic origin and ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay”).

(historical) guild, especially of merchants