orange

lb-adj

orange (masculine orangen, neuter oranget, comparative méi orange, superlative am orangesten)

orangen (masculine)
oranget (neuter)
méi orange (comparative)
am orangesten (superlative)


beige

beige (masculine beigen, neuter beiget, comparative méi beige, superlative am beigesten)

beigen (masculine)
beiget (neuter)
méi beige (comparative)
am beigesten (superlative)


rosa

rosa (masculine rosaen, neuter rosat, comparative méi rosa, superlative am rosasten)

rosaen (masculine)
rosat (neuter)
méi rosa (comparative)
am rosasten (superlative)
hien ass rosa (masculine predicative singular)
si ass rosa (feminine predicative singular)
et ass rosa (neuter predicative singular)
si si rosa (plural predicative)
si sinn rosa (plural predicative)
rosaen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
rosa (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
rosat (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
rosa (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
rosaen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
rosa (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
rosaes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
rosaer (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
rosaen (dative masculine singular with-head)
rosaer (dative feminine singular with-head)
rosaen (dative neuter singular with-head)
rosaen (dative plural with-head)
rosaem (dative masculine singular)
rosaer (dative feminine singular)
rosaem (dative neuter singular)
rosaen (dative plural)


Eisen

From Middle High German īsen, īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn.


Gold

From Middle High German golt, from Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą. Cognate with German Gold, English gold, Dutch goud, Icelandic gull.


Koffer

From Middle High German cuffer, north-western variant of kupfer, from Old High German kophar, from Latin cuprum. Cognate with German Kupfer, Dutch koper, English copper, Icelandic kopar.


Magnesium

From New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”).


Sauerstoff

/ˈzɑʊ̯ɐˌʃtof/

[ˈzɑʊ̯ɐˌʃtof]


Platin

Alternative form of Platinn (“platinum”)


Leier

From Old High German līra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).


Süden

From German Süden, from Middle Dutch suden.


Feier

From Old High German fiur, from Proto-Germanic *fōr. Cognate with German Feuer, Dutch vuur, West Frisian fjoer, English fire.


schneien

lb-verb

schneien (third-person singular present schneit, past participle geschneit, auxiliary verb hunn)

schneit (present singular third-person)
geschneit (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)

From Old High German sniwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.


Britt

From Proto-West Germanic *broþ, Proto-Germanic *bruþą. Cognate with English broth.


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).


Missionarsstellung

lb-noun

Missionarsstellung f (plural Missionarsstellungen)


Kaffi

Ech hunn de Moien nach kee Kaffi gedronk.

I haven’t had any breakfast yet this morning.

(uncountable) a light, cold meal, especially breakfast, but also (depending on the context) at any other time of day


Téi

From Dutch thee, probably through German Tee and/or French thé.

infusion, herbal tea (drink from other plants)


Mëllech

From Middle High German milch, milich, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Danish mælk, Icelandic mjólk.


Drauwejus

[ˈdʀɑʊ̯vəˌʒyː]


Béier

From Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą. Cognate with German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer, and Icelandic bjór.


Wäin

Wäin m (plural Wäiner, diminutive Wéngchen)

From Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.


himmelblo

lb-adj

himmelblo (masculine himmelbloen, neuter himmelblot, not comparable)

himmelbloen (masculine)
himmelblot (neuter)
hien ass himmelblo (masculine predicative singular)
si ass himmelblo (feminine predicative singular)
et ass himmelblo (neuter predicative singular)
si si himmelblo (plural predicative)
si sinn himmelblo (plural predicative)
himmelbloen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
himmelblo (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
himmelblot (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
himmelblo (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
himmelbloen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
himmelblo (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
himmelbloes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
himmelbloer (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
himmelbloen (dative masculine singular with-head)
himmelbloer (dative feminine singular with-head)
himmelbloen (dative neuter singular with-head)
himmelbloen (dative plural with-head)
himmelbloem (dative masculine singular)
himmelbloer (dative feminine singular)
himmelbloem (dative neuter singular)
himmelbloen (dative plural)


Käerz

From Middle High German kerze, from Old High German kerza, from Latin cērāta or charta. Compare German Kerze, Dutch kaars.


Luucht

From Middle High German lūchte, a variant of liuhte, from Old High German liuhta, *lūhta. Cognate with German Leuchte. For the vocalism compare liicht.


bluttrout

bluttrout (masculine bluttrouten, neuter bluttrout, not comparable)

bluttrouten (masculine)
bluttrout (neuter)


Branntewäin

[ˈbʀɑn.təˌvæˑɪ̯n]


Konstellatioun

lb-noun

Konstellatioun f (plural Konstellatiounen)


Drog

From German Droge, from French drogue. The word might also have been borrowed directly from French, but the pronunciation with a long [oː]-sound hints at German origin.


Frascht

From Old High German frost, from Proto-Germanic *frustaz. Cognate with German Frost, English frost, Dutch vorst.


Harf

Probably through modern German Harfe, from Old High German harfa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. The expected form is *Haarf; the actual form could perhaps be native (with an exceptional development as in werfen), but with regard to the non-everyday character of the word borrowing from German seems more likely. Cognate with Dutch harp, English harp.


Fligel

From Middle High German vlügel, from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz (“wing”). Cognate with German Flügel, Dutch vleugel.


Sonn

From Central Franconian Sonn, from Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from *sunnô, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.


Stär

lb-noun

Stär m (plural Stären, diminutive Stärchen)

From Middle High German stërne, from Old High German sterno.
Although the form Stär would seem at first sight to be derived from the variant sterro, it is indeed from sterno since -är is the regular Luxembourgish development of Old High German -ern- (compare gär from gerno, and Kär from kerno).


Reen

Reen m (uncountable, diminutive Reenchen)

From Old High German regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


Schnéi

From Old High German snēo, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz. Cognate with German Schnee, Dutch sneeuw, English snow, Icelandic snjór.


Niwwel

From Old High German nebul, from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz. Cognate with German Nebel, Dutch nevel.


Wollek

From Old High German wolkan. Cognate with German Wolke, Dutch wolk.


Säit

Borrowed from German Saite, from Old High German seita. Formally adapted to etymology 1 because the German word is homophonous with Seite. If it had been inherited, the Luxembourgish form would be *Seet. Compare similarly Läich (“spawn”).


Musek

From Middle High German music, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, “art of the Muses”).


fiselen

lb-verb

fiselen (third-person singular present fiselt, past participle gefiselt, auxiliary verb hunn)

fiselt (present singular third-person)
gefiselt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
fiselen (infinitive)
gefiselt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
fiselen (first-person indicative present singular)
fisels (indicative present second-person singular)
fisel (imperative second-person singular)
fiselt (indicative present singular third-person)
fiselen (first-person indicative plural present)
fiselt (indicative plural present second-person)
fiselt (imperative plural second-person)
fiselen (indicative plural present third-person)

Derived from Middle High German visel (“fibre, thin thread”); see Old High German faso (“thread, fiber”). Compare German fisseln (“to drizzle”).


Joreszäit

[ˈjoː(ə)ʀəsˌt͡sæˑɪ̯t]

From Joer + Zäit, after German Jahreszeit.


Bläi

From Middle High German blī, from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic *blīwī, from Proto-Germanic *blīwiją.


Waasserstoff

Borrowed from German Wasserstoff; equivalent to Waasser (“water”) + Stoff (“substance, matter”).


Kuelestoff

Borrowed from German Kohlenstoff; equivalent to Kuel (“coal”) + Stoff (“substance, matter”).


Stéckstoff

Borrowed from German Stickstoff; equivalent to erstécken (“to suffocate”) + Stoff (“substance, matter”).


Schwiefel

From Middle High German swevel, from Old High German sweval, from Proto-Germanic *sweblaz. The newer form with -f- under influence of German Schwefel. Also cognate with Dutch zwavel.


Sëlwer

From Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą. Cognate with German Silber, English silver, Dutch zilver, Icelandic silfur.


Zënn

From Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną. Cognate with German Zinn, Dutch tin, English tin, Icelandic tin.


Liicht

From Old High German lioht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Cognate with German Licht, English light, Dutch licht.


Pompjeesgefier

lb-noun

Pompjeesgefier n (plural Pompjeesgefierer)

From Pompjee (“fireman”) + -s- + Gefier (“vehicle”).


hellblo

lb-adj

hellblo (masculine hellbloen, neuter hellblot, not comparable)

hellbloen (masculine)
hellblot (neuter)
hien ass hellblo (masculine predicative singular)
si ass hellblo (feminine predicative singular)
et ass hellblo (neuter predicative singular)
si si hellblo (plural predicative)
si sinn hellblo (plural predicative)
hellbloen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
hellblo (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
hellblot (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
hellblo (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
hellbloen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
hellblo (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
hellbloes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
hellbloer (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
hellbloen (dative masculine singular with-head)
hellbloer (dative feminine singular with-head)
hellbloen (dative neuter singular with-head)
hellbloen (dative plural with-head)
hellbloem (dative masculine singular)
hellbloer (dative feminine singular)
hellbloem (dative neuter singular)
hellbloen (dative plural)


Wieder

From Old High German *wedar, northern variant of wetar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą. Cognate with German Wetter, Dutch weer, English weather, Icelandic veður.


Uergel

From Old High German orgalūn, plural of organa, a borrowing from Latin organa. Compare German Orgel.


dréchen

dréchen (masculine dréchenen, neuter dréchent, comparative méi dréchen, superlative am dréchensten)

dréchenen (masculine)
dréchent (neuter)
méi dréchen (comparative)
am dréchensten (superlative)
hien ass dréchen (masculine predicative singular)
si ass dréchen (feminine predicative singular)
et ass dréchen (neuter predicative singular)
si si dréchen (plural predicative)
si sinn dréchen (plural predicative)
dréchenen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
dréchen (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
dréchent (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
dréchen (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
dréchenen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
dréchen (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
dréchenes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
dréchener (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
dréchenen (dative masculine singular with-head)
dréchener (dative feminine singular with-head)
dréchenen (dative neuter singular with-head)
dréchenen (dative plural with-head)
dréchenem (dative masculine singular)
dréchener (dative feminine singular)
dréchenem (dative neuter singular)
dréchenen (dative plural)

Ultimately from a blend of Proto-Germanic *druknaz and *drūgiz, whose dialectal border runs close to Luxembourg. In the Middle High German dialects underlying Luxembourgish, the former yielded drucken [ˈdrukːən], while the latter yielded drǖge [ˈdryːɣə]. These forms then influenced each other and (perhaps through intermediates like *drücken vs. *drǖgen) ultimately merged into *drüchen.
From Proto-Germanic *druknaz are German trocken, Yiddish טרוקן (trukn). From Proto-Germanic *drūgiz are Central Franconian drüch, drei(ch), Limburgish druug, English dry. From a third variant *draugiz are Dutch droog, Low German dröög. All mean “dry”.

Wëlls de léiwer en dréchene Wäin oder e séissen?

Would you prefer a dry wine or a sweet one?


Mound

From a merger of Middle High German māne (from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic *mānō), and Middle High German mānōt (from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ).
The two words were merged throughout Central Franconian (compare Mond (“moon; month”)). The distinction between Mound and Mount in current Luxembourgish spelling mirrors German Mond versus Monat. The plural Mounden is a neologism also based on German.


Reebou

From Old High German reginbogo, from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô; equivalent to Reen (“rain”) + Bou (“bow, arc”). Cognate with German Regenbogen, English rainbow, Dutch regenboog, Icelandic regnbogi.


Reendrëps

From Middle High German regentropfe, from Old High German regantropfo, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to Reen (“rain”) + Drëps (“drop”). Cognate with German Regentropfen, Dutch regendruppel and regendroppel, English raindrop.


Geschlechtsverkéier

[ɡəˈʃlæɕts.fɐˌkɜɪ̯.ɐ]

From Geschlechts + Verkéier, after German Geschlechtsverkehr.


Nout

From Old High German nōta, a borrowing from Latin nota. Compare German Note.


Lawin

From Latin lābīna. Compare German Lawine, Danish lavine.


Liichtstäerkt

lb-noun

Liichtstäerkt f (plural Liichtstäerkten)


sonneg

lb-adj

sonneg (masculine sonnegen, neuter sonnegt, comparative méi sonneg, superlative am sonnegsten)

sonnegen (masculine)
sonnegt (neuter)
méi sonneg (comparative)
am sonnegsten (superlative)
hien ass sonneg (masculine predicative singular)
si ass sonneg (feminine predicative singular)
et ass sonneg (neuter predicative singular)
si si sonneg (plural predicative)
si sinn sonneg (plural predicative)
sonnegen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
sonneg (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
sonnegt (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
sonneg (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
sonnegen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
sonneg (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
sonneges (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
sonneger (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
sonnegen (dative masculine singular with-head)
sonneger (dative feminine singular with-head)
sonnegen (dative neuter singular with-head)
sonnegen (dative plural with-head)
sonnegem (dative masculine singular)
sonneger (dative feminine singular)
sonnegem (dative neuter singular)
sonnegen (dative plural)


Schnéireen

/ˈʃnɜɪ̯ʀeːn/


schnéiwäiss

schnéiwäiss (masculine schnéiwäissen, neuter schnéiwäisst, not comparable)

schnéiwäissen (masculine)
schnéiwäisst (neuter)
hien ass schnéiwäiss (masculine predicative singular)
si ass schnéiwäiss (feminine predicative singular)
et ass schnéiwäiss (neuter predicative singular)
si si schnéiwäiss (plural predicative)
si sinn schnéiwäiss (plural predicative)
schnéiwäissen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
schnéiwäiss (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
schnéiwäisst (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
schnéiwäiss (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
schnéiwäissen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
schnéiwäiss (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
schnéiwäisses (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
schnéiwäisser (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
schnéiwäissen (dative masculine singular with-head)
schnéiwäisser (dative feminine singular with-head)
schnéiwäissen (dative neuter singular with-head)
schnéiwäissen (dative plural with-head)
schnéiwäissem (dative masculine singular)
schnéiwäisser (dative feminine singular)
schnéiwäissem (dative neuter singular)
schnéiwäissen (dative plural)

/ˈʃnɜɪ̯væːɪ̯s/


Reeschauer

From Reen (“rain”) + Schauer (“shower”).


Schnéischauer

lb-noun

Schnéischauer f (plural Schnéischaueren)

/ˈʃnɜɪ̯ʃɑʊ̯ɐ/

From Schnéi (“snow”) + Schauer (“shower”).


reenen

lb-verb

reenen (third-person singular present reent, past participle gereent, auxiliary verb hunn)

reent (present singular third-person)
gereent (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)

From Old High German reganōn. Cognate with German regnen, Dutch regenen, English rain.


Sonnefleck

From Sonn (“sun”) + Fleck (“spot, stain”).


Sonneschäin

/ˈzonəʃæːɪ̯n/


waasserdicht

lb-adj

waasserdicht (masculine waasserdichten, neuter waasserdicht, comparative méi waasserdicht, superlative am waasserdichtsten)

waasserdichten (masculine)
waasserdicht (neuter)
méi waasserdicht (comparative)
am waasserdichtsten (superlative)
hien ass waasserdicht (masculine predicative singular)
si ass waasserdicht (feminine predicative singular)
et ass waasserdicht (neuter predicative singular)
si si waasserdicht (plural predicative)
si sinn waasserdicht (plural predicative)
waasserdichten (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
waasserdicht (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
waasserdicht (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
waasserdicht (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
waasserdichten (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
waasserdicht (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
waasserdichtes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
waasserdichter (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
waasserdichten (dative masculine singular with-head)
waasserdichter (dative feminine singular with-head)
waasserdichten (dative neuter singular with-head)
waasserdichten (dative plural with-head)
waasserdichtem (dative masculine singular)
waasserdichter (dative feminine singular)
waasserdichtem (dative neuter singular)
waasserdichten (dative plural)


Uergelspiller

/ˈuːə̯ʑəlˌʃpilɐ/

From Uergel (“organ”) + Spiller (“player”).


Gei

From Old High German gīga. Cognate with German Geige.


Toun

From Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos).


Tromm

Cognate with German Trommel, Dutch trommel, English drum.


stëmmen

lb-verb

stëmmen (third-person singular present stëmmt, past participle gestëmmt, auxiliary verb hunn)

stëmmt (present singular third-person)
gestëmmt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
stëmmen (infinitive)
gestëmmt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
stëmmen (first-person indicative present singular)
stëmms (indicative present second-person singular)
stëmm (imperative second-person singular)
stëmmt (indicative present singular third-person)
stëmmen (first-person indicative plural present)
stëmmt (indicative plural present second-person)
stëmmt (imperative plural second-person)
stëmmen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Stëmm (“voice; vote”). Compare German stimmen.

(transitive, music) to tune (an instrument)


blosen

blosen (third-person singular present bléist, past participle geblosen, auxiliary verb hunn)

bléist (present singular third-person)
geblosen (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
blosen (infinitive)
geblosen (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
blosen (first-person indicative present singular)
bléis (indicative present second-person singular)
blos (imperative second-person singular)
bléist (indicative present singular third-person)
blosen (first-person indicative plural present)
bloost (indicative plural present second-person)
bloost (imperative plural second-person)
blosen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German blāsen, from Old High German blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.
Cognate with German blasen, Dutch blazen, English blaze, Icelandic blása, Swedish blåsa.

(transitive, music) to play a wind instrument


Flütt

Borrowed from French flûte. Displaced the native form above. Both ultimately from Old French fleüte.


Koumëllech

From Kou (“cow”) + Mëllech (“milk”). Compare German Kuhmilch.


Uebstdrëpp

From Uebst (“fruit”) + Drëpp (“brandy”). Compare German Obstschnaps.