Agenda

From Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).


Alter

From German Alter n. The masculine gender, though existing dialectally in German, is probably triggered by French âge.


Ananas

lb-noun

Ananas m or f (plural Ananassen or Ananas)


Bad

From Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.


Ball

From Middle High German and Old High German bal, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.


Band

Probably either borrowed from German Band, or inherited from Old High German bant.


Bank

From Middle High German bank, from Old High German bank.


Bier

From Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô. Compare German Bär, English bear, Dutch beer.


Bier

From Old High German bira, from Latin pirum.


Bier

From Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Compare German Beere, Danish bær, English berry.


Bild

From Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, biladi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī.


Blat

From Old High German (*)blad, northern variant of blat, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą. Cognate with German Blatt, Dutch blad, English blade.


Bock

From Middle High German buc, from Old High German buc, alternative form of boc (which would have yielded Luxembourgish *Back), from Proto-West Germanic *bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.


Bolt

From Middle High German bet, bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-West Germanic *badi.


Bord

Borrowed from French bord. Displaced synonymous native Buerd.

Beim zweeten Ulaf ass meng Stir nach eng Kéier um Bord vum Dësch gelant.

2013, Christiane de Bricasart, Wann d'Rous sech verstoppt fir ze kräischen, →ISBN:

On the second attempt, my forehead once again landed on the edge of the table.


Brand

From Middle High German brant, from Old High German brant, from Proto-West Germanic *brand. Cognate with German Brand, Dutch brand, English brand, West Frisian brân.


Café

Borrowed from French café. Doublet of Kaffi.


Chef

Chef m (plural Cheffen, feminine Cheffin)


Computer

From English computer, partly through German Computer.


Dag

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German *dag, northern variant of tag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz.
The plural Deeg is derived from the singular with a secondary umlaut. But compare Do, the regular outcome of the older plural and dative singular. Cognate with German Tag, Dutch dag, English day, Icelandic dagur.


Dier

From Middle High German türe, from Old High German duri, a northern variant of turi.


Dill

From Middle High German dille, from Old High German dilla, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ. Cognate with German Diele, Dutch deel, English thill.


Donner

From Middle High German dunre, dunder, variants of doner, from Old High German donar, *duner.


Dot

From Middle High German dāt, from Old High German *dāt, northern variant of tāt, from Proto-West Germanic *dādi, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz.
Cognate with German Tat, Dutch daad, West Frisian died, English deed, Icelandic dáð.

Et war eng verstoppte Kamera installéiert ginn, fir den Déif op frëscher Dot ze erwëschen.

A hidden camera had been installed in order to catch the thief in the act.


Dreck

From Middle High German drëc, from Old High German drec, from Proto-West Germanic *þraki. Cognate with German Dreck, Dutch drek.


E

A letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Enkel

From Middle High German enkel, from Old High German ankala, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.


Enkel

From German Enkel, from Old High German eniklīn.


Fermium

From New Latin fermium, named after atomic physicist Enrico Fermi. For the surname see Fermi.


Fleck

From Middle High German vlec, from Old High German flec, from Proto-West Germanic *flekkō, from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with German Fleck, Dutch vlek, English fleck, Swedish fläck.


Fra

From Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ. Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouw, Icelandic frú, Danish frue.


Gal

From Middle High German galle, from Old High German galla, from Proto-Germanic *gallō. Cognate with German Galle, Dutch gal, English gall, West Frisian galle.


Gas

Via German and/or French from Dutch gas.


Gel

From French gel, after English gel, shortening of gelatin, itself from French gélatine.


Geld

From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German kelt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld.


Glas

From Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Cognate with German Glas, Dutch glas, English glass.


Gras

From Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.


Hal

From Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu.
Cognate with German Halle, English hall, Dutch hal, Icelandic höll, French halle.

hall (very large room, used for sports, concerts, exhibitions, etc.)


Hall

From French hall, from English hall. Doublet of inherited Hal (“hall”).

foyer, lobby, hall, hallway (room, especially near the entrance, which connects other rooms)


Hals

From Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.


Ham

From Middle High German hamme, from Old High German hama, from Proto-Germanic *hammō. Cognate with Dutch ham, English ham, dialectal German Hamme.


Hand

Hand f (plural Hänn, diminutive Händchen)

From Middle High German and Old High German *hand, northern variant of hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.


Handy

Hien däerf den Handy vu sengem eelere Brudder benotzen.

He may use his elder brother's mobile phone.


Haut

From Middle High German and Old High German hūt.


Heck

From Middle High German hegge, from Old High German heggia, from Proto-West Germanic *haggju. Cognate with German Hecke, Dutch heg, English hedge.


Heel

From an underlying Middle High German *höuwel, from the verb houwen, whence Luxembourgish haen (“to hit, chop”); derived either directly from the verb with the tool suffix -el or as a diminutive of the noun houwe, from Old High German houwa (“hoe”), related to the verb houwan (“to hew”).
Alternatively or additionally, the word could be from Middle High German *heiel, diminutive of heie, from Old High German heia (“battering ram”), since related words in Central Franconian also mean “ram; wooden hammer; masher of an oil press”.


Held

From Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ.


Heldin

Heldin f (plural Heldinnen, masculine Held)

From Held (“hero”) + -in (feminine suffix).


Helm

Backformed (perhaps under German influence) from the plural of older Hellem, from Middle High German helm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.
Cognate with German Helm, Dutch helm, English helm, Icelandic hjálmur.


Himmel

From Middle High German himel, from Old High German himil.


Ho

From Middle High German hage, a merger of Old High German hag and hagan, from variants of Proto-Germanic *hagô (stem uncertain). Cognate with German Hag and Hain, Dutch haag, English haw. The feminine gender also in Middle Dutch haghe, Middle Low German hāge.


Hol

From Middle High German hagel, from Old High German hagal, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz.


Hummer

From Old High German hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz. Cognate with German Hammer, Dutch hamer, English hammer, Icelandic hamar.


Januar

From German Januar, from Latin Ianuarius.


Kan

Kan f (plural Kanen, diminutive Kännchen)

From Old High German channa, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ. Cognate with German Kanne, Dutch kan, English can, Icelandic kanna.


Kilometer

Kilometer m (plural Kilometer or Kilometeren)


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.


Lack

From Italian lacca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).


Land

From Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą.


Laus

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.


Lee

From Middle High German leie. Cognate with German Lei, Dutch lei.

(countable) slate, plate of slate (for roofing or writing)

(uncountable, dated) slate as a material


Long

From Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô. Cognate with German Lunge, Dutch long, English lung, Icelandic lunga.


Magnesium

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


Mango

From English mango, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy) from மா (mā, “mango species”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”).

der

Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy)


Mann

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Cognate with German Mann.


Mass

From Middle High German misse, from Old High German missa (variant of messa), from Latin missa. Cognate with English mass, German Messe, Hunsrik Mess, Danish messe, Dutch mis.

(Roman Catholicism) mass; Mass (kind of liturgical service)


Mast

From German Mast. Displaced the inherited form above.


Matt

From Middle High German motte. Cognate with German Motte, Dutch mot, English moth.


Maul

From Middle High German mūl, mūle (“snout, mouth”), from Old High German *mūl, mūla (“snout”), from Proto-Germanic *mūlą, *mūlō (“muzzle, snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”).


Mongol

lb-noun

Mongol m (plural Mongolen, feminine Mongolin)


Mount

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). See Mound (“moon”) for more.


Pad

From Old High German phad, from Proto-Germanic *paþaz. Cognate with German Pfad, Dutch pad, English path.


Pan

From Old High German panna, northern variant of phanna, akin to German Pfanne, Dutch pan, English pan.

Hee bréit d'Fleesch an der Pan.


Paprika

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual


Par

From Middle High German parre, from Old High German *parra, northern variant of pharra, from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía). Cognate with dated German Pfarre (now usually Pfarrei).


Pass

Ultimately from Old French pas (“step, pace”).


Personal

Dës Toilettë sinn nëmme fir d'Personal.


Pol

From Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).


Problem

From French problème and German Problem. Pronunciation and gender are based on the French word, whereas the spelling is that of German.

De Jugendchômage ass e Problem, dee séier muss geléist ginn.

Youth unemployment is a problem that needs to be solved quickly.


Rad

Rad n (plural Rieder, diminutive Riedchen)

From Middle High German rat, from Old High German rad, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic *raþą. Cognate with German Rad, Dutch rad.


Ram

From Old High German roum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz. Cognate with German Rahm, Dutch room, English ream, and Icelandic rjómi.


Rand

Rand n (plural Ranner, diminutive Rëndchen)

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind.

a bovine mammal, for example a cow or ox


Rat

From Middle High German ratte, from Old High German ratta, perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *ratt, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz, though the consonantism in High German is unexplained.
Cognate with German Ratte, Dutch rat, English rat, Icelandic rotta.


Recht

From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą.
Formally influenced by German Recht; the expected form is *Riet (or *Riecht) as in the adjective riets. Compare Dutch recht, English right.


Rock

From Middle High German and Old High German roc, from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz. Cognate with German Rock, Dutch rok, Icelandic rokkur.


Rot

From Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.
Cognate with German Rat, Dutch raad, English rede, Icelandic ráð.


Sand

From Middle High German and Old High German sant.


See

From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagō. Cognate with German Säge, English saw, Dutch zaag, Icelandic sög, Danish sav.


Seen

Borrowed from German Sehne, from Old High German sena, from Proto-Germanic *senawō. Cognate with English sinew, Dutch zenuw, Icelandic sin, Danish sene.


Signal

From German Signal (compare the gender) and French signal (compare the pronunciation).


So

From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ. Cognate with German Sage, Dutch sage.


Som

From Middle High German sāme, from Old High German sāmo. Cognate with German Samen and further Latin sēmen (“seed”), Russian семя (semja, “seed”).


Speck

From Middle High German spëc, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik.
Cognate with German Speck, Dutch spek, English speck, Icelandic spik.


Stall

From Old High German stal, from Proto-Germanic *stallaz.


Steen

Steen m (plural Steng, diminutive Steenchen or Stengchen)

Steng (plural)
Steenchen (diminutive)
Stengchen (diminutive)

From Middle High German and Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Cognates include German Stein, Dutch steen, English stone, Swedish sten.
The alternation between the stems Steen and Steng is due to the Luxembourgish velarisation of -n- that took place only in open syllables. (The plural used to have the ending -e, as it still does in German.) Similar alternations are found in some other nouns (e.g. Latäin, Schwäin, Wäin), but Steen is the only one that retains distinct stems for singular and plural.

(uncountable, geology) stone (substance, material)


Strand

From Middle High German strand, from Old High German strant, from Proto-Germanic *strandō. Cognate with German Strand, Dutch strand, English strand, Icelandic strönd.


Su

(slang, in the singular) penny (small sum)

(in the plural) financial resources, funds


Summer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, Alemannic German Summer, Bavarian Summer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.

seasons: Joreszäit: Fréijoer · Summer · Hierscht · Wanter [edit]


Tennis

From French tennis and/or German Tennis, both from English tennis. The masculine gender suggests that French mediation was predominant.


Vers

From Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus.


Wal

From German Wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz. Compare Dutch walvis, English whale, Danish hval, Icelandic hvalur.


Wal

From German Wahl, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walō. The related terms below are inherited.


Wal

From Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Cognate with German Wald, Dutch woud, English wold.

(in field names, otherwise obsolete) forest


Wand

From Middle High German and Old High German wint.


Wand

From Middle High German and Old High German want.


Wo

From Old High German wāga. Cognate with German Waage.

Libra (constellation and astrological sign)


Won

From Middle High German wagen, from Old High German wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn. Cognate with German Wagen, Dutch wagen, English wain, West Frisian wein, Icelandic vagn.


bann

second-person singular imperative of bannen


heels

second-person singular present indicative of heelen


wien

From Proto-Germanic *hwanǭ, accusative of Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Compare German wen (accusative of wer).


hei

From Middle High German hī, contraction of hie, from Old High German hia, alternative form of hiar, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r. Compare archaic German hie. Also cognate with German hier, Dutch hier, English here.


Ramadan

From German Ramadan and French ramadan, from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

(Islam) Ramadan (the fast held during this month)


Graf

From Middle High German graf, from Old High German graf, northern variant of grab, from Proto-Germanic *grabą. Cognate with German Grab, Dutch graf, Plautdietsch Grauf, English grave, Danish grav, Icelandic gröf.


lichen

lb-verb

lichen (third-person singular present licht, past participle gelicht, auxiliary verb hunn)

licht (present singular third-person)
gelicht (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)

(transitive, slang) to kick out, to throw out, to sack


jeet

third-person singular present indicative of joen


leiden

leiden (third-person singular present leit, past participle gelidden, auxiliary verb hunn)

leit (present singular third-person)
gelidden (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
leiden (infinitive)
gelidden (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
leiden (first-person indicative present singular)
leits (indicative present second-person singular)
leit (imperative second-person singular)
leit (indicative present singular third-person)
leiden (first-person indicative plural present)
leit (indicative plural present second-person)
leit (imperative plural second-person)
leiden (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.
Cognate with German leiden, Dutch lijden, English lithe, Icelandic líða. Related to leeden.

(transitive) to bear, to suffer, to endure


Aristoteles

Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


fees

second-person singular present indicative of feeën


schneiden

schneiden (third-person singular present schneit, past participle geschnidden, auxiliary verb hunn)

schneit (present singular third-person)
geschnidden (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
schneiden (infinitive)
geschnidden (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
schneiden (first-person indicative present singular)
schneits (indicative present second-person singular)
schneit (imperative second-person singular)
schneit (indicative present singular third-person)
schneiden (first-person indicative plural present)
schneit (indicative plural present second-person)
schneit (imperative plural second-person)
schneiden (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German snīden, from Old High German snīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīþan. Cognate with German schneiden, Dutch snijden, English snithe, Icelandic sníða.


Gehacktes

From earlier Gehaaktes, influenced by German Gehacktes, from haken, hacken (“to hack”), respectively.


boxen

boxen (third-person singular present boxt, past participle geboxt, auxiliary verb hunn)

boxt (present singular third-person)
geboxt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
boxen (infinitive)
geboxt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
boxen (first-person indicative present singular)
box (indicative present second-person singular)
box (imperative second-person singular)
boxt (indicative present singular third-person)
boxen (first-person indicative plural present)
boxt (indicative plural present second-person)
boxt (imperative plural second-person)
boxen (indicative plural present third-person)


Minn

From Old French mine. Compare English mine, German Mine.


Minn

From French mine, from Breton min. Compare German Miene.


Minn

From Middle High German *müne, from Old High German muniwa, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare regional German Möhn, Münne, Dutch meun, English minnow.

Leuciscus cephalus
Leuciscus cephalus#Translingual

Squalius cephalus
Squalius cephalus#Translingual

European chub (Leuciscus cephalus, now Squalius cephalus)


Bauer

From Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr (“peasant”), gibūr, gibūro.


bauen

bauen (third-person singular present baut, past participle gebaut, auxiliary verb hunn)

baut (present singular third-person)
gebaut (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
bauen (infinitive)
gebaut (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
bauen (first-person indicative present singular)
baus (indicative present second-person singular)
bau (imperative second-person singular)
baut (indicative present singular third-person)
bauen (first-person indicative plural present)
baut (indicative plural present second-person)
baut (imperative plural second-person)
bauen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan.


Bus

From Omnibus, with influence from English bus.


Brot

From Old High German brāto, from Proto-Germanic *brēdô. Cognate with German Braten, Dutch braad, Icelandic bráð.


Sauerstoff

/ˈzɑʊ̯ɐˌʃtof/

[ˈzɑʊ̯ɐˌʃtof]


Platin

Alternative form of Platinn (“platinum”)


-chen

-ercher (plural)
-cher (plural)
-elchen (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, a double diminutive, from *-ik, *-uk + *-īn.

eng Kaz (“a cat”) + -chen → eng Kätzchen (“a little cat, kitten”)


Bett

From Middle High German bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-West Germanic *badi.


elo

From Middle High German aldā (“right there”), from al + dā (Luxembourgish all + do). Compare Dutch aldaar, archaic German allda.

Ech wëll elo heemgoen.

Dat elo ass eng Schëpp.

(now only with demonstratives) right here; right there


lassen

strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular

inflection of lass:
weak dative masculine/neuter singular

inflection of lass:
strong/weak dative plural


Handlung

From German Handlung, equivalent to handelen + -ung.


Abenteuer

Borrowed from German Abenteuer, from Middle High German āventiure, itself borrowed from Old French aventure.


stellen

stellen (third-person singular present stellt, past participle gestallt, auxiliary verb hunn)

stellt (present singular third-person)
gestallt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
stellen (infinitive)
gestallt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
stellen (first-person indicative present singular)
stells (indicative present second-person singular)
stell (imperative second-person singular)
stellt (indicative present singular third-person)
stellen (first-person indicative plural present)
stellt (indicative plural present second-person)
stellt (imperative plural second-person)
stellen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German and Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.

(transitive or reflexive) to put forward (a suggestion, etc.)

(transitive) to set, to adjust (an alarm clock, a thermostat, etc.)

(reflexive) to behave, to comport, to act


nennen

nennen (third-person singular present nennt, past participle genannt, auxiliary verb hunn)

nennt (present singular third-person)
genannt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
nennen (infinitive)
genannt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
nennen (first-person indicative present singular)
nenns (indicative present second-person singular)
nenn (imperative second-person singular)
nennt (indicative present singular third-person)
nennen (first-person indicative plural present)
nennt (indicative plural present second-person)
nennt (imperative plural second-person)
nennen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German nennen, nemmen, nemnen, from Old High German nemnen, from Proto-West Germanic *namnijan. Cognate with German nennen and Swedish nämna.


denken

denken (third-person singular present denkt, preterite duecht or duet, past participle geduecht or geduet, past subjunctive diecht, auxiliary verb hunn)

denkt (present singular third-person)
duecht (preterite)
duet (preterite)
geduecht (participle past)
geduet (participle past)
diecht (past subjunctive)
hunn (auxiliary)
denken (infinitive)
geduecht (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
denken (first-person indicative present singular)
duecht (first-person indicative past singular)
diecht (conditional first-person singular)
denks (indicative present second-person singular)
duechts (indicative past second-person singular)
diechts (conditional second-person singular)
denk (imperative second-person singular)
denkt (indicative present singular third-person)
duecht (indicative past singular third-person)
diecht (conditional singular third-person)
denken (first-person indicative plural present)
duechten (first-person indicative past plural)
diechten (conditional first-person plural)
denkt (indicative plural present second-person)
duecht (indicative past plural second-person)
diecht (conditional plural second-person)
denkt (imperative plural second-person)
denken (indicative plural present third-person)
duechten (indicative past plural third-person)
diechten (conditional plural third-person)

From Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną.


gewinnen

gewinnen (third-person singular present gewinnt, past participle gewinnt, auxiliary verb hunn)

gewinnt (present singular third-person)
gewinnt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
gewinnen (infinitive)
gewinnt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
gewinnen (first-person indicative present singular)
gewinns (indicative present second-person singular)
gewinn (imperative second-person singular)
gewinnt (indicative present singular third-person)
gewinnen (first-person indicative plural present)
gewinnt (indicative plural present second-person)
gewinnt (imperative plural second-person)
gewinnen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German gewenen, from Old High German giwennen, winnan, giwinnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną. Cognate with German gewöhnen, Dutch gewennen.

(transitive, with preposition un) to get used to, to become accustomed to


bestellen

bestellen (third-person singular present bestellt, past participle bestallt, auxiliary verb hunn)

bestellt (present singular third-person)
bestallt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
bestellen (infinitive)
bestallt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
bestellen (first-person indicative present singular)
bestells (indicative present second-person singular)
bestell (imperative second-person singular)
bestellt (indicative present singular third-person)
bestellen (first-person indicative plural present)
bestellt (indicative plural present second-person)
bestellt (imperative plural second-person)
bestellen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Old High German bistellen; equivalent to be- + stellen.


strecken

strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

streckt (present singular third-person)
gestreckt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
strecken (infinitive)
gestreckt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
strecken (first-person indicative present singular)
strecks (indicative present second-person singular)
streck (imperative second-person singular)
streckt (indicative present singular third-person)
strecken (first-person indicative plural present)
streckt (indicative plural present second-person)
streckt (imperative plural second-person)
strecken (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.


strecken

From Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan (“to rub, stroke”).


Bauch

From Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”). More at bouk.


Salz

From Old High German salz, from Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą. Cognate with German Salz, Dutch zout, English salt, Icelandic salt.


werfen

lb-verb

werfen (third-person singular present wërft, past participle geworf, auxiliary verb hunn)

wërft (present singular third-person)
geworf (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
werfen (infinitive)
geworf (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
werfen (first-person indicative present singular)
wërfs (indicative present second-person singular)
werf (imperative second-person singular)
wërft (indicative present singular third-person)
werfen (first-person indicative plural present)
werft (indicative plural present second-person)
werft (imperative plural second-person)
werfen (indicative plural present third-person)
wierfen (alternative dialectal)

From Middle High German werfen, from Old High German werfan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.
While the verb as such is probably inherited, the form seems to have undergone an irregular development, perhaps under influence of German werfen; the regular development is found in dialectal wierfen.

(intransitive, transitive) to throw; to toss

e Bléck werfen

(transitive) to cast; to throw (a glance, look, etc.)


kommt

inflection of kommen:
second-person plural present indicative

inflection of kommen:
second-person plural imperative


sangen

sangen (third-person singular present séngt, past participle gesongen, auxiliary verb hunn)

séngt (present singular third-person)
gesongen (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
sangen (infinitive)
gesongen (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
sangen (first-person indicative present singular)
séngs (indicative present second-person singular)
sang (imperative second-person singular)
séngt (indicative present singular third-person)
sangen (first-person indicative plural present)
sangt (indicative plural present second-person)
sangt (imperative plural second-person)
sangen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Old High German singan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną. Cognate with German singen, Dutch zingen, English sing, West Frisian sjonge, Icelandic syngja.


eis

ech (first-person nominative singular stressed)
mech (accusative first-person singular stressed)
mir (dative first-person singular stressed)
mer (dative first-person singular)
like dat. and acc. (first-person reflexive singular)
du (informal nominative second-person singular stressed)
de (informal nominative second-person singular)
dech (accusative informal second-person singular stressed)
dir (dative informal second-person singular stressed)
like dat. and acc. (informal reflexive second-person singular)
Dir (formal nominative second-person singular stressed)
Der (formal nominative second-person singular)
Iech (accusative formal second-person singular stressed)
Iech [əɕ] (accusative formal second-person singular)
Iech (dative formal second-person singular stressed)
Iech [əɕ] (dative formal second-person singular)
Iech (formal reflexive second-person singular)
hien (masculine nominative singular stressed third-person)
en (masculine nominative singular third-person)
hien (accusative masculine singular stressed third-person)
en (accusative masculine singular third-person)
him (dative masculine singular stressed third-person)
em (dative masculine singular third-person)
sech (masculine reflexive singular third-person)
si (feminine nominative singular stressed third-person)
se (feminine nominative singular third-person)
si (accusative feminine singular stressed third-person)
se (accusative feminine singular third-person)
hir (dative feminine singular stressed third-person)
er (dative feminine singular third-person)
sech (feminine reflexive singular third-person)
hatt (neuter nominative singular stressed third-person)
et (neuter nominative singular third-person)
't (neuter nominative singular third-person clitic)
hatt (accusative neuter singular stressed third-person)
et (accusative neuter singular third-person)
't (accusative neuter singular third-person clitic)
him (dative neuter singular stressed third-person)
em (dative neuter singular third-person)
sech (neuter reflexive singular third-person)
mir (first-person nominative plural stressed)
mer (first-person nominative plural)
eis (ons) (accusative first-person plural stressed)
eis (ons) (dative first-person plural stressed)
eis (ons) (first-person plural reflexive)
dir (nominative plural second-person stressed)
iech (accusative plural second-person stressed)
iech [əɕ] (accusative plural second-person)
iech (dative plural second-person stressed)
iech [əɕ] (dative plural second-person)
iech (plural reflexive second-person)
si (nominative plural stressed third-person)
se (nominative plural third-person)
si (accusative plural stressed third-person)
se (accusative plural third-person)
hinnen (dative plural stressed third-person)
en (dative plural third-person)
sech (plural reflexive third-person)
äis (alternative)
ons (alternative)

From Middle High German and Old High German uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns.

Kanns du eis gesinn?

Si hunn eis e schéine Cadeau geschéckt.


eis

mäin (accusative first-person masculine nominative)
meng (accusative feminine first-person nominative)
mäin (accusative first-person neuter nominative)
meng (accusative first-person nominative)
mengem (dative first-person masculine)
menger (dative feminine first-person)
mengem (dative first-person neuter)
mengen (dative first-person)
däin (accusative informal masculine nominative second-person)
deng (accusative feminine informal nominative second-person)
däin (accusative informal neuter nominative second-person)
deng (accusative informal nominative second-person)
dengem (dative informal masculine second-person)
denger (dative feminine informal second-person)
dengem (dative informal neuter second-person)
dengen (dative informal second-person)
Ären (accusative formal masculine nominative second-person)
Är (accusative feminine formal nominative second-person)
Äert (accusative formal neuter nominative second-person)
Är (accusative formal nominative second-person)
Ärem (dative formal masculine second-person)
Ärer (dative feminine formal second-person)
Ärem (dative formal neuter second-person)
Ären (dative formal second-person)
säin (accusative masculine neuter nominative third-person)
seng (accusative feminine masculine neuter nominative third-person)
seng (accusative masculine neuter nominative third-person)
sengem (dative masculine neuter third-person)
senger (dative feminine masculine neuter third-person)
sengen (dative masculine neuter third-person)
hiren (accusative feminine masculine nominative third-person)
hir (accusative feminine nominative third-person)
hiert (accusative feminine neuter nominative third-person)
hirem (dative feminine masculine third-person)
hirer (dative feminine third-person)
hirem (dative feminine neuter third-person)
hiren (dative feminine third-person)
eisen (accusative first-person masculine nominative)
eis (accusative feminine first-person nominative)
eist (accusative first-person neuter nominative)
eis (accusative first-person nominative)
eisem (dative first-person masculine)
eiser (dative feminine first-person)
eisem (dative first-person neuter)
eisen (dative first-person)
ären (accusative masculine nominative second-person)
är (accusative feminine nominative second-person)
äert (accusative neuter nominative second-person)
är (accusative nominative second-person)
ärem (dative masculine second-person)
ärer (dative feminine second-person)
ärem (dative neuter second-person)
ären (dative second-person)
hiren (accusative masculine nominative third-person)
hiert (accusative neuter nominative third-person)
hir (accusative nominative third-person)
hirem (dative masculine third-person)
hirem (dative neuter third-person)
hiren (dative third-person)

first-person plural possessive, feminine object, nominative: our

first-person plural possessive, plural object, nominative: our

first-person plural possessive, feminine object, accusative: our

first-person plural possessive, plural object, accusative: our


meiden

meiden (third-person singular present meit, past participle gemidden, auxiliary verb hunn)

meit (present singular third-person)
gemidden (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
meiden (infinitive)
gemidden (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
meiden (first-person indicative present singular)
meits (indicative present second-person singular)
meit (imperative second-person singular)
meit (indicative present singular third-person)
meiden (first-person indicative plural present)
meit (indicative plural present second-person)
meit (imperative plural second-person)
meiden (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German mīden, from Old High German mīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *mīþan. Cognate with German meiden, Dutch mijden, English mithe.


rappen

rappen (third-person singular present rappt, past participle gerappt, auxiliary verb hunn)

rappt (present singular third-person)
gerappt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
rappen (infinitive)
gerappt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
rappen (first-person indicative present singular)
rapps (indicative present second-person singular)
rapp (imperative second-person singular)
rappt (indicative present singular third-person)
rappen (first-person indicative plural present)
rappt (indicative plural present second-person)
rappt (imperative plural second-person)
rappen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German ropfen, from Old High German rophōn, from Proto-Germanic *ruppōną. Cognate with German rupfen, Dutch roppen.


eisen

lb-adj

eisen (masculine eisenen, neuter eisent, not comparable)

eisenen (masculine)
eisent (neuter)
hien ass eisen (masculine predicative singular)
si ass eisen (feminine predicative singular)
et ass eisen (neuter predicative singular)
si si eisen (plural predicative)
si sinn eisen (plural predicative)
eisenen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
eisen (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
eisent (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
eisen (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
eisenen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
eisen (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
eisenes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
eisener (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
eisenen (dative masculine singular with-head)
eisener (dative feminine singular with-head)
eisenen (dative neuter singular with-head)
eisenen (dative plural with-head)
eisenem (dative masculine singular)
eisener (dative feminine singular)
eisenem (dative neuter singular)
eisenen (dative plural)

From Middle High German īsenīn, from Old High German īsīn; see Eisen. Cognate with German eisen, eisern.


eisen

From Middle High German and Old High German unsar, from Proto-West Germanic *unsar.

first-person plural possessive, masculine object, nominative: our

first-person plural possessive, masculine object, accusative: our

first-person plural possessive, plural object, dative: to our


Alkoholikerin

lb-noun

Alkoholikerin f (plural Alkoholikerinnen, masculine Alkoholiker)

Alkoholikerinnen (plural)
Alkoholiker (masculine)

female equivalent of Alkoholiker (“alcoholic”)


där

der (unstressed)
deen (accusative masculine nominative singular)
déi (d') (accusative feminine nominative singular)
dat (d') (accusative neuter nominative singular)
déi (d') (accusative nominative plural)
deem (dative masculine singular)
där (dative feminine singular)
deem (dative neuter singular)
deen (dative plural)


Sucht

From Middle High German and Old High German suht, from Proto-West Germanic *suhti, from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz.
Cognate with German Sucht, Dutch zucht, Icelandic sótt.


hitt

third-person singular present indicative

inflection of hidden:
second-person plural present indicative


Holz

From Old High German holz, from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą. Cognate with German Holz, Dutch hout, English holt, Icelandic holt.


Messer

Messer n (plural Messeren, diminutive Messerchen)

Messeren (plural)
Messerchen (diminutive)


bilateral

lb-adj

bilateral (masculine bilateralen, neuter bilateraalt, not comparable)

bilateralen (masculine)
bilateraalt (neuter)


Leier

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


Zelt

From Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.


Luchs

From German Luchs. Though the native form Luuss is now less common, it survives in general Luxembourgish in the words luusseg (“cunning”) and luussen (“to peek, peer”).


platt

platt (masculine platten, neuter platt, comparative méi platt, superlative am plattsten)

platten (masculine)
platt (neuter)
méi platt (comparative)
am plattsten (superlative)
hien ass platt (masculine predicative singular)
si ass platt (feminine predicative singular)
et ass platt (neuter predicative singular)
si si platt (plural predicative)
si sinn platt (plural predicative)
platten (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
platt (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
platt (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
platt (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
platten (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
platt (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
plattes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
platter (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
platten (dative masculine singular with-head)
platter (dative feminine singular with-head)
platten (dative neuter singular with-head)
platten (dative plural with-head)
plattem (dative masculine singular)
platter (dative feminine singular)
plattem (dative neuter singular)
platten (dative plural)

From Middle Low German plat, a borrowing from Old French plat (whence French plat), from Vulgar Latin *plattus. Cognate with German platt, Dutch plat.


Feld

From Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic *felþu.


Pech

From Old High German peh, from Latin pix. Cognate with German Pech, Dutch pek, English pitch.


Netz

From Middle High German netze, from Old High German nezzi. Cognate with German Netz, Dutch net, English net, Icelandic net.

Dunn hunn si direkt hir Netzer leie gelooss a sinn him nogaang.

Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 4:20

Then they immediately laid down their nets and followed him.


Mauer

From Central Franconian Mouer, from Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- + *-rós.


Igel

From Old High German igil, from Proto-West Germanic *igil, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz. Cognate with German Igel, Dutch egel, West Frisian ychel.


Schal

From German Schal, from English shawl, from Persian شال (šâl).


Dachs

From German Dachs, widely replacing the native form above.


Süden

From German Süden, from Middle Dutch suden.


Hirsch

From German Hirsch. The native cognate is archaic Hierz.


Hanf

From German Hanf, chiefly displacing the native form above.


Spargel

From 15th-century Middle High German sparge, spargen, sparges, from Medieval Latin sparagus, asparagus. See German Spargel for more.


Keim

From Middle High German kīm, kīme, from Old High German kīmo.


Zaster

Borrowed from Romani sáster (“iron”), from Sanskrit अस्त्र (astra, “missile weapon”).


Marder

From Middle High German marder, from Old High German mardar, from Proto-Germanic *marþraz.


Oder

From Middle High German āder, from Old High German ādra, from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā.


oder

From Middle High German oder, from Old High German odar.


Trauer

From Middle High German trūre (“mourning”), from Old High German trūrēn (“to mourn”), from Proto-Germanic *dreusaną (“to fall”) or *dreuzagaz (“sad”), both from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break apart”).


-ung

From Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. Cognate with German -ung, English -ing.


waren

first-person plural preterite indicative of sinn

third-person plural preterite indicative of sinn


dann

From Middle High German dan, from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan. Cognate with German dann and English then.


gutt

lb-adj

gutt (masculine gudden, neuter gutt, comparative besser, superlative am beschten)

gudden (masculine)
gutt (neuter)
besser (comparative)
am beschten (superlative)
hien ass gutt (masculine predicative singular)
si ass gutt (feminine predicative singular)
et ass gutt (neuter predicative singular)
si si gutt (plural predicative)
si sinn gutt (plural predicative)
gudden (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
gutt (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
gutt (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
gutt (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
gudden (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
gutt (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
guddes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
gudder (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
gudden (dative masculine singular with-head)
gudder (dative feminine singular with-head)
gudden (dative neuter singular with-head)
gudden (dative plural with-head)
guddem (dative masculine singular)
gudder (dative feminine singular)
guddem (dative neuter singular)
gudden (dative plural)

From Old High German guot, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz. Cognate with German gut, Dutch goed, English good, Icelandic góður.

Mer sinn op engem gudde Wee.


flou

flou (masculine flouen, neuter flout, comparative méi flou, superlative am flousten)

flouen (masculine)
flout (neuter)
méi flou (comparative)
am flousten (superlative)
hien ass flou (masculine predicative singular)
si ass flou (feminine predicative singular)
et ass flou (neuter predicative singular)
si si flou (plural predicative)
si sinn flou (plural predicative)
flouen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
flou (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
flout (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
flou (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
flouen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
flou (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
floues (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
flouer (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
flouen (dative masculine singular with-head)
flouer (dative feminine singular with-head)
flouen (dative neuter singular with-head)
flouen (dative plural with-head)
flouem (dative masculine singular)
flouer (dative feminine singular)
flouem (dative neuter singular)
flouen (dative plural)


muss

first/second/third-person singular present indicative of mussen


frees

second-person singular present indicative of froen


reefs

second-person singular present indicative of rafen


einfach

einfach (masculine einfachen, neuter einfacht, not comparable)

einfachen (masculine)
einfacht (neuter)
hien ass einfach (masculine predicative singular)
si ass einfach (feminine predicative singular)
et ass einfach (neuter predicative singular)
si si einfach (plural predicative)
si sinn einfach (plural predicative)
einfachen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
einfach (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
einfacht (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
einfach (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
einfachen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
einfach (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
einfaches (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
einfacher (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
einfachen (dative masculine singular with-head)
einfacher (dative feminine singular with-head)
einfachen (dative neuter singular with-head)
einfachen (dative plural with-head)
einfachem (dative masculine singular)
einfacher (dative feminine singular)
einfachem (dative neuter singular)
einfachen (dative plural)


verfollegen

lb-verb

verfollegen (third-person singular present verfollegt, past participle verfollegt, auxiliary verb hunn)

verfollegt (present singular third-person)
verfollegt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
verfollegen (infinitive)
verfollegt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
verfollegen (first-person indicative present singular)
verfollegs (indicative present second-person singular)
verfolleg (imperative second-person singular)
verfollegt (indicative present singular third-person)
verfollegen (first-person indicative plural present)
verfollegt (indicative plural present second-person)
verfollegt (imperative plural second-person)
verfollegen (indicative plural present third-person)

Glécklech déi, déi wéinst der Gerechtegkeet verfollegt ginn, well fir si ass d'Himmelräich.

Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:10

Happy are those persecuted on account of justice, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.


verstoppen

verstoppen (third-person singular present verstoppt, past participle verstoppt, auxiliary verb hunn)

verstoppt (present singular third-person)
verstoppt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
verstoppen (infinitive)
verstoppt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
verstoppen (first-person indicative present singular)
verstopps (indicative present second-person singular)
verstopp (imperative second-person singular)
verstoppt (indicative present singular third-person)
verstoppen (first-person indicative plural present)
verstoppt (indicative plural present second-person)
verstoppt (imperative plural second-person)
verstoppen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Old High German firstophōn; equivalent to ver- + stoppen.

Dir sidd d'Liicht vun der Welt! Eng Stad, déi uewen um Bierg läit, kann een net verstoppen.

Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:14

You are the light of the world! One cannot hide a city that lies upon a mountain.

(reflexive) To become clogged, to become congested.


buchen

buchen (third-person singular present bucht, past participle gebucht, auxiliary verb hunn)

bucht (present singular third-person)
gebucht (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
buchen (infinitive)
gebucht (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
buchen (first-person indicative present singular)
buchs (indicative present second-person singular)
buch (imperative second-person singular)
bucht (indicative present singular third-person)
buchen (first-person indicative plural present)
bucht (indicative plural present second-person)
bucht (imperative plural second-person)
buchen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Buch + -en, similarly to English book.


beschränken

beschränken (third-person singular present beschränkt, past participle beschränkt, auxiliary verb hunn)

beschränkt (present singular third-person)
beschränkt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
beschränken (infinitive)
beschränkt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
beschränken (first-person indicative present singular)
beschränks (indicative present second-person singular)
beschränk (imperative second-person singular)
beschränkt (indicative present singular third-person)
beschränken (first-person indicative plural present)
beschränkt (indicative plural present second-person)
beschränkt (imperative plural second-person)
beschränken (indicative plural present third-person)

[bəˈʃʀæŋkən]


midd

lb-adj

midd (masculine midden, neuter midd, comparative méi midd, superlative am middsten)

midden (masculine)
midd (neuter)
méi midd (comparative)
am middsten (superlative)
hien ass midd (masculine predicative singular)
si ass midd (feminine predicative singular)
et ass midd (neuter predicative singular)
si si midd (plural predicative)
si sinn midd (plural predicative)
midden (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
midd (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
midd (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
midd (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
midden (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
midd (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
middes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
midder (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
midden (dative masculine singular with-head)
midder (dative feminine singular with-head)
midden (dative neuter singular with-head)
midden (dative plural with-head)
middem (dative masculine singular)
midder (dative feminine singular)
middem (dative neuter singular)
midden (dative plural)

From Middle High German müede, from Old High German muodi. Cognate with German müde, Dutch moede, Icelandic móður.


hellen

strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular

inflection of hell:
weak dative masculine/neuter singular

inflection of hell:
strong/weak dative plural


bak

second-person singular imperative of baken


vill

vill (masculine vill or villen, neuter vill or villt, comparative méi, superlative am meeschten)

vill (masculine)
villen (masculine)
vill (neuter)
villt (neuter)
méi (comparative)
am meeschten (superlative)

From Old High German filu, from Proto-Germanic *felu. Cognate with German viel, Low German veel, viel, Dutch veel, English fele.

En huet vill Frënn.


vill

Dat Hiem ass vill ze kleng.


braut

inflection of brauen:
second-person plural present indicative

inflection of brauen:
second-person plural imperative


Herzog

[ˈhæχˌt͡soːχ]


-st

From Middle High German -est, from Old High German -ist, -ōst, from Proto-Germanic *-istaz, *-ōstaz.
The expected form would be -scht as still in bescht (“best”) and meescht (“most”). The form -st is native in the northern third of Luxembourg and spread southwards, probably in part because the suffix is used in positions where /ʃ/ otherwise does not occur, and in part under the reinforcing influence of standard German.

Forms the superlative of adjectives; -est


Trapp

en Trapp Kéi – a herd of cows

en Trapp Vigel – a flock of birds


midden

inflection of midd:
weak dative masculine/neuter singular

inflection of midd:
strong/weak dative plural


Muckefuck

(slang) coffee substitute, ersatz coffee


't

ech (first-person nominative singular stressed)
mech (accusative first-person singular stressed)
mir (dative first-person singular stressed)
mer (dative first-person singular)
like dat. and acc. (first-person reflexive singular)
du (informal nominative second-person singular stressed)
de (informal nominative second-person singular)
dech (accusative informal second-person singular stressed)
dir (dative informal second-person singular stressed)
like dat. and acc. (informal reflexive second-person singular)
Dir (formal nominative second-person singular stressed)
Der (formal nominative second-person singular)
Iech (accusative formal second-person singular stressed)
Iech [əɕ] (accusative formal second-person singular)
Iech (dative formal second-person singular stressed)
Iech [əɕ] (dative formal second-person singular)
Iech (formal reflexive second-person singular)
hien (masculine nominative singular stressed third-person)
en (masculine nominative singular third-person)
hien (accusative masculine singular stressed third-person)
en (accusative masculine singular third-person)
him (dative masculine singular stressed third-person)
em (dative masculine singular third-person)
sech (masculine reflexive singular third-person)
si (feminine nominative singular stressed third-person)
se (feminine nominative singular third-person)
si (accusative feminine singular stressed third-person)
se (accusative feminine singular third-person)
hir (dative feminine singular stressed third-person)
er (dative feminine singular third-person)
sech (feminine reflexive singular third-person)
hatt (neuter nominative singular stressed third-person)
et (neuter nominative singular third-person)
't (neuter nominative singular third-person clitic)
hatt (accusative neuter singular stressed third-person)
et (accusative neuter singular third-person)
't (accusative neuter singular third-person clitic)
him (dative neuter singular stressed third-person)
em (dative neuter singular third-person)
sech (neuter reflexive singular third-person)
mir (first-person nominative plural stressed)
mer (first-person nominative plural)
eis (ons) (accusative first-person plural stressed)
eis (ons) (dative first-person plural stressed)
eis (ons) (first-person plural reflexive)
dir (nominative plural second-person stressed)
iech (accusative plural second-person stressed)
iech [əɕ] (accusative plural second-person)
iech (dative plural second-person stressed)
iech [əɕ] (dative plural second-person)
iech (plural reflexive second-person)
si (nominative plural stressed third-person)
se (nominative plural third-person)
si (accusative plural stressed third-person)
se (accusative plural third-person)
hinnen (dative plural stressed third-person)
en (dative plural third-person)
sech (plural reflexive third-person)


kann

first/third-person singular present indicative of kënnen


wiel

second-person singular imperative of wielen


bewegen

lb-verb

bewegen (third-person singular present beweegt, past participle beweegt, auxiliary verb hunn)

beweegt (present singular third-person)
beweegt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
beweeën (alternative)

From Middle High German bewegen, from Old High German biwegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan. The contemporary form with -g- was influenced by German bewegen.


haten

first-person plural preterite indicative of hunn

third-person plural preterite indicative of hunn


winnen

winnen (third-person singular present winnt, past participle gewinnt, auxiliary verb hunn)

winnt (present singular third-person)
gewinnt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
winnen (infinitive)
gewinnt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
winnen (first-person indicative present singular)
winns (indicative present second-person singular)
winn (imperative second-person singular)
winnt (indicative present singular third-person)
winnen (first-person indicative plural present)
winnt (indicative plural present second-person)
winnt (imperative plural second-person)
winnen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German wenen, from Old High German wennen, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną. Cognate with German gewöhnen (with prefix ge-).

(reflexive, with preposition un) to get used to, to adapt to, to familiarise with

(transitive) to bring up, to raise, to nurture


jong

lb-adj

jong (masculine jongen, neuter jongt, comparative méi jong, superlative am jéngsten)

jongen (masculine)
jongt (neuter)
méi jong (comparative)
am jéngsten (superlative)
hien ass jong (masculine predicative singular)
si ass jong (feminine predicative singular)
et ass jong (neuter predicative singular)
si si jong (plural predicative)
si sinn jong (plural predicative)
jongen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
jong (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
jongt (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
jong (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
jongen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
jong (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
jonges (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
jonger (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
jongen (dative masculine singular with-head)
jonger (dative feminine singular with-head)
jongen (dative neuter singular with-head)
jongen (dative plural with-head)
jongem (dative masculine singular)
jonger (dative feminine singular)
jongem (dative neuter singular)
jongen (dative plural)

(regional, dated) Alternative form of jonk


jongen

inflection of jong:
weak dative masculine/neuter singular

inflection of jong:
strong/weak dative plural


falen

lb-verb

falen (third-person singular present fält, preterite foul, past participle gefall, past subjunctive féil, auxiliary verb sinn)

fält (present singular third-person)
foul (preterite)
gefall (participle past)
féil (past subjunctive)
sinn (auxiliary)
falen (infinitive)
gefall (participle)
sinn (auxiliary)
falen (first-person indicative present singular)
foul (first-person indicative past singular)
féil (conditional first-person singular)
fäls (indicative present second-person singular)
fouls (indicative past second-person singular)
féils (conditional second-person singular)
fal (imperative second-person singular)
fält (indicative present singular third-person)
foul (indicative past singular third-person)
féil (conditional singular third-person)
falen (first-person indicative plural present)
foulen (first-person indicative past plural)
féilen (conditional first-person plural)
faalt (indicative plural present second-person)
foult (indicative past plural second-person)
féilt (conditional plural second-person)
faalt (imperative plural second-person)
falen (indicative plural present third-person)
foulen (indicative past plural third-person)
féilen (conditional plural third-person)

From Old High German fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną. Cognate with German fallen, English fall, Dutch vallen, Icelandic falla, West Frisian falle.


falen

falen (third-person singular present faalt, past participle gefaalt, auxiliary verb hunn)

faalt (present singular third-person)
gefaalt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
falen (infinitive)
gefaalt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
falen (first-person indicative present singular)
faals (indicative present second-person singular)
fal (imperative second-person singular)
faalt (indicative present singular third-person)
falen (first-person indicative plural present)
faalt (indicative plural present second-person)
faalt (imperative plural second-person)
falen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Old High German faldan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną. Cognate with German falten, English fold, Dutch vouwen, Danish folde.


kennen

kennen (third-person singular present kennt, past participle kannt, auxiliary verb hunn)

kennt (present singular third-person)
kannt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
kennen (infinitive)
kannt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
kennen (first-person indicative present singular)
kenns (indicative present second-person singular)
kenn (imperative second-person singular)
kennt (indicative present singular third-person)
kennen (first-person indicative plural present)
kennt (indicative plural present second-person)
kennt (imperative plural second-person)
kennen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German kennen, from Old High German *kennen, from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną. Cognate with German kennen, Dutch kennen, English ken.


deel

second-person singular imperative of deelen


ziel

second-person singular imperative of zielen


falsch

lb-adj

falsch (masculine falschen, neuter falscht, comparative méi falsch, superlative am falschsten)

falschen (masculine)
falscht (neuter)
méi falsch (comparative)
am falschsten (superlative)
hien ass falsch (masculine predicative singular)
si ass falsch (feminine predicative singular)
et ass falsch (neuter predicative singular)
si si falsch (plural predicative)
si sinn falsch (plural predicative)
falschen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
falsch (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
falscht (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
falsch (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
falschen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
falsch (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
falsches (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
falscher (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
falschen (dative masculine singular with-head)
falscher (dative feminine singular with-head)
falschen (dative neuter singular with-head)
falschen (dative plural with-head)
falschem (dative masculine singular)
falscher (dative feminine singular)
falschem (dative neuter singular)
falschen (dative plural)

From Middle High German valsche, valsch, from Old High German *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).


gerecht

lb-adj

gerecht (masculine gerechten, neuter gerecht, comparative méi gerecht, superlative am gerechtsten)

gerechten (masculine)
gerecht (neuter)
méi gerecht (comparative)
am gerechtsten (superlative)
hien ass gerecht (masculine predicative singular)
si ass gerecht (feminine predicative singular)
et ass gerecht (neuter predicative singular)
si si gerecht (plural predicative)
si sinn gerecht (plural predicative)
gerechten (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
gerecht (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
gerecht (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
gerecht (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
gerechten (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
gerecht (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
gerechtes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
gerechter (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
gerechten (dative masculine singular with-head)
gerechter (dative feminine singular with-head)
gerechten (dative neuter singular with-head)
gerechten (dative plural with-head)
gerechtem (dative masculine singular)
gerechter (dative feminine singular)
gerechtem (dative neuter singular)
gerechten (dative plural)

From Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht, from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Cognate with German gerecht, Dutch gerecht.


halen

lb-verb

halen (third-person singular present hält, preterite houl, past participle gehalen, past subjunctive héil, auxiliary verb hunn)

hält (present singular third-person)
houl (preterite)
gehalen (participle past)
héil (past subjunctive)
hunn (auxiliary)
halen (infinitive)
gehalen (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
halen (first-person indicative present singular)
houl (first-person indicative past singular)
héil (conditional first-person singular)
häls (indicative present second-person singular)
houls (indicative past second-person singular)
héils (conditional second-person singular)
hal (imperative second-person singular)
hält (indicative present singular third-person)
houl (indicative past singular third-person)
héil (conditional singular third-person)
halen (first-person indicative plural present)
houlen (first-person indicative past plural)
héilen (conditional first-person plural)
haalt (indicative plural present second-person)
hoult (indicative past plural second-person)
héilt (conditional plural second-person)
haalt (imperative plural second-person)
halen (indicative plural present third-person)
houlen (indicative past plural third-person)
héilen (conditional plural third-person)

From Middle High German halden, from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
Cognate with German halten, Dutch houden, English hold, West Frisian hâlde, Icelandic halda.

de Rescht kënnt Dir halen


heeft

third-person singular present indicative of heefen

second-person plural present indicative of heefen

second-person plural imperative of heefen


zweet

lb-adj

zweet (masculine zweeten, neuter zweet, not comparable)


Schach

From German Schach, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”).


Schweden

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Norwegen

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)


Gott

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got.
Both the vocalism (-o- instead of -a-) and the plural are influenced by German Gott. Also cognate with English god, Dutch god, Icelandic guð, Danish gud.


Laut

From Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz. Cognate with German Laut, Dutch luid, Old English hlȳd, Icelandic hljóð, Danish lyd.


stoppen

lb-verb

stoppen (third-person singular present stoppt, past participle gestoppt, auxiliary verb hunn)

stoppt (present singular third-person)
gestoppt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
stoppen (infinitive)
gestoppt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
stoppen (first-person indicative present singular)
stopps (indicative present second-person singular)
stopp (imperative second-person singular)
stoppt (indicative present singular third-person)
stoppen (first-person indicative plural present)
stoppt (indicative plural present second-person)
stoppt (imperative plural second-person)
stoppen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn.

(transitive or intransitive) to stop, to halt


hick

second-person singular imperative of hicken


beobachten

beobachten (third-person singular present beobacht, past participle beobacht, auxiliary verb hunn)

beobacht (present singular third-person)
beobacht (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
beobachten (infinitive)
beobacht (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
beobachten (first-person indicative present singular)
beobachts (indicative present second-person singular)
beobacht (imperative second-person singular)
beobacht (indicative present singular third-person)
beobachten (first-person indicative plural present)
beobacht (indicative plural present second-person)
beobacht (imperative plural second-person)
beobachten (indicative plural present third-person)


rei

second-person singular imperative of reien


rar

lb-adj

rar (masculine raren, neuter raart, comparative méi rar, superlative am raarsten)

raren (masculine)
raart (neuter)
méi rar (comparative)
am raarsten (superlative)
hien ass rar (masculine predicative singular)
si ass rar (feminine predicative singular)
et ass rar (neuter predicative singular)
si si rar (plural predicative)
si sinn rar (plural predicative)
raren (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
rar (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
rart (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
rar (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
raren (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
rar (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
rares (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
rarer (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
raren (dative masculine singular with-head)
rarer (dative feminine singular with-head)
raren (dative neuter singular with-head)
raren (dative plural with-head)
rarem (dative masculine singular)
rarer (dative feminine singular)
rarem (dative neuter singular)
raren (dative plural)


lees

second-person singular present indicative of leeën


leit

third-person singular present indicative

inflection of leiden:
second-person plural present indicative


leit

inflection of leien:
second-person plural present indicative

inflection of leien:
second-person plural imperative


fal

second-person singular imperative of falen


Becher

From Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Latin bicarium, probably a diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”).
Cognate with German Becher, Dutch beker, English beaker (via Old Norse), Icelandic bikar.


mol

dräi mol dräi ass néng

times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)


mol

second-person singular imperative of molen


mech

From Middle High German mich, from Old High German mih.

Kënnt Dir mech verstoen?

Ech hu mech blesséiert

first-person singular, reflexive: myself


hatt

Hatt schafft op der Bank

Kenns du hatt?

Hatt reent.

stressed third-person neuter singular, nominative and accusative: she, her; (rarely: it)


Zwilling

Gemini (constellation and astrological sign)


Zoll

From Middle High German and Old High German zol, from Medieval Latin toloneum, from Late Latin teloneum (“custom house”).
Cognate with German Zoll, English toll, Dutch tol, Icelandic tollur, Swedish tull.


setzen

lb-verb

setzen (third-person singular present setzt, past participle gesat, auxiliary verb hunn)

setzt (present singular third-person)
gesat (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
setzen (infinitive)
gesat (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
setzen (first-person indicative present singular)
setz (indicative present second-person singular)
setz (imperative second-person singular)
setzt (indicative present singular third-person)
setzen (first-person indicative plural present)
setzt (indicative plural present second-person)
setzt (imperative plural second-person)
setzen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan.
The past participle gesat and obsolete past tense sat (from attested Middle High German satte) may be unshifted relict forms (like tëschen); alternatively the cluster /t͡st/, which was rare in Middle High German, may have been assimilated to /tt/. Compare geschwat.
Cognates
Cognate with Hunsrik setze, German setzen, English set, Dutch zetten, Icelandic setja.


sauer

lb-adj

sauer (masculine saueren, neuter sauert, comparative méi sauer, superlative am sauersten)

saueren (masculine)
sauert (neuter)
méi sauer (comparative)
am sauersten (superlative)
hien ass sauer (masculine predicative singular)
si ass sauer (feminine predicative singular)
et ass sauer (neuter predicative singular)
si si sauer (plural predicative)
si sinn sauer (plural predicative)
saueren (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
sauer (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
sauert (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
sauer (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
saueren (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
sauer (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
saueres (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
sauerer (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
saueren (dative masculine singular with-head)
sauerer (dative feminine singular with-head)
saueren (dative neuter singular with-head)
saueren (dative plural with-head)
sauerem (dative masculine singular)
sauerer (dative feminine singular)
sauerem (dative neuter singular)
saueren (dative plural)

From Middle High German sūr, from Old High German sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.
Cognate with German sauer, English sour, Dutch zuur, Icelandic súr.

Dës Zitroune si ganz sauer.


hoffen

lb-verb

hoffen (third-person singular present hofft, past participle gehofft, auxiliary verb hunn)

hofft (present singular third-person)
gehofft (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
hoffen (infinitive)
gehofft (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
hoffen (first-person indicative present singular)
hoffs (indicative present second-person singular)
hoff (imperative second-person singular)
hofft (indicative present singular third-person)
hoffen (first-person indicative plural present)
hofft (indicative plural present second-person)
hofft (imperative plural second-person)
hoffen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German hoffen, eventually from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn. The Luxembourgish form would require an anomalous Middle High German *huffen, which is possible since the word was originally rare in High German and is even thought to be an early borrowing from Low Franconian or Saxon. However, it is perhaps more likely that the modern vocalism is due to influence by German hoffen (given the word’s frequent use in religious contexts).


reif

second-person singular imperative of reiwen


weit

lb-adj

weit (masculine weiden, neuter weit, comparative méi weit or weider, superlative am weitsten)

weiden (masculine)
weit (neuter)
méi weit (comparative)
weider (comparative)
am weitsten (superlative)

From Middle High German wīt, from the inflected forms of Old High German *wīd, northern variant of wīt. Doublet of wäit (“far”), which is from the inflected forms.


weit

inflection of weien:
third-person singular simple present

inflection of weien:
second-person plural simple present

inflection of weien:
second-person plural imperative


pak

second-person singular imperative of paken


schaffen

lb-verb

schaffen (third-person singular present schafft, past participle geschafft, auxiliary verb hunn)

schafft (present singular third-person)
geschafft (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
schaffen (infinitive)
geschafft (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
schaffen (first-person indicative present singular)
schaffs (indicative present second-person singular)
schaff (imperative second-person singular)
schafft (indicative present singular third-person)
schaffen (first-person indicative plural present)
schafft (indicative plural present second-person)
schafft (imperative plural second-person)
schaffen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scafan, from Proto-West Germanic *skappjan (“to create”). Cognate with German schaffen, Dutch scheppen, English shape.


Braut

From Middle High German and Old High German brūt. The regular form of the plural is archaic Brait (cf. Haut → Hait), but the alternation in the diphthong’s onset was levelled here.
Cognate with German Braut, English bride, Dutch bruid, Icelandic brúður.


gebrauchen

lb-verb

gebrauchen (third-person singular present gebraucht, past participle gebraucht, auxiliary verb hunn)

gebraucht (present singular third-person)
gebraucht (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
gebrauchen (infinitive)
gebraucht (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
gebrauchen (first-person indicative present singular)
gebrauchs (indicative present second-person singular)
gebrauch (imperative second-person singular)
gebraucht (indicative present singular third-person)
gebrauchen (first-person indicative plural present)
gebraucht (indicative plural present second-person)
gebraucht (imperative plural second-person)
gebrauchen (indicative plural present third-person)

[ɡəˈbʀæˑʊ̯χən]

From Old High German gibrūhhan; equivalent to ge- + brauchen.


Gebot

Geboter (plural)
Gebott (alternative dated)

From earlier Gebott, influenced by German Gebot, both from Middle High German gebot, from Old High German gibot. Cognate with Dutch gebod.


retten

retten (third-person singular present rett, past participle gerett, auxiliary verb hunn)

rett (present singular third-person)
gerett (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
retten (infinitive)
gerett (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
retten (first-person indicative present singular)
retts (indicative present second-person singular)
rett (imperative second-person singular)
rett (indicative present singular third-person)
retten (first-person indicative plural present)
rett (indicative plural present second-person)
rett (imperative plural second-person)
retten (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German retten, from Old High German retten, from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną. Cognate with German retten, Dutch redden, English redd, Danish redde.


reng

lb-adj

reng (masculine rengen, neuter rengt, comparative méi reng, superlative am rengsten)

rengen (masculine)
rengt (neuter)
méi reng (comparative)
am rengsten (superlative)
hien ass reng (masculine predicative singular)
si ass reng (feminine predicative singular)
et ass reng (neuter predicative singular)
si si reng (plural predicative)
si sinn reng (plural predicative)
rengen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
reng (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
rengt (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
reng (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
rengen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
reng (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
renges (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
renger (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
rengen (dative masculine singular with-head)
renger (dative feminine singular with-head)
rengen (dative neuter singular with-head)
rengen (dative plural with-head)
rengem (dative masculine singular)
renger (dative feminine singular)
rengem (dative neuter singular)
rengen (dative plural)

Glécklech déi, déi e rengt Häerz hunn, well si kréien den Härgott ze gesinn.

Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:8

Happy are those with a pure heart, for they shall see God.


wetten

lb-verb

wetten (third-person singular present wett, past participle gewett, auxiliary verb hunn)

wett (present singular third-person)
gewett (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
wetten (infinitive)
gewett (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
wetten (first-person indicative present singular)
wetts (indicative present second-person singular)
wett (imperative second-person singular)
wett (indicative present singular third-person)
wetten (first-person indicative plural present)
wett (indicative plural present second-person)
wett (imperative plural second-person)
wetten (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German wetten, from Old High German wettōn, from Proto-West Germanic *waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną.
Cognate with German wetten, Dutch wedden, English wed, Icelandic veðja.


Hank

From late Middle High German hanc (“hanging”); see hängen (“to hang”).


mellen

mellen (third-person singular present mellt, past participle gemellt, auxiliary verb hunn)

mellt (present singular third-person)
gemellt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
mellen (infinitive)
gemellt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
mellen (first-person indicative present singular)
mells (indicative present second-person singular)
mell (imperative second-person singular)
mellt (indicative present singular third-person)
mellen (first-person indicative plural present)
mellt (indicative plural present second-person)
mellt (imperative plural second-person)
mellen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German mëlden, from Old High German meldōn (with regular transition of intervocalic -ld- to -ll-), from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn.


dree

second-person singular imperative of dreeën


sollen

sollen (third-person singular present soll, past participle sollen, auxiliary verb hunn)

soll (present singular third-person)
sollen (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)

From Central Franconian solle, from Middle High German scholen, from Old High German skulan, from Proto-West Germanic *skulan.


Bäcker

From northern Middle High German becker, from Old High German beckeri, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz. Equivalent to backen + -er.


Storch

Storchen (plural)
Stuerk (alternative dated)

From German Storch, widely displacing the native form above.


of-

From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon af-, Old Norse af-, Gothic 𐌰𐍆- (af-), English off-; and with Latin ab-, Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-).


weisen

lb-verb

weisen (third-person singular present weist, past participle gewisen, auxiliary verb hunn)

weist (present singular third-person)
gewisen (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
weisen (infinitive)
gewisen (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
weisen (first-person indicative present singular)
weis (indicative present second-person singular)
weis (imperative second-person singular)
weist (indicative present singular third-person)
weisen (first-person indicative plural present)
weist (indicative plural present second-person)
weist (imperative plural second-person)
weisen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German and Old High German wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną. Cognate with German weisen, Dutch wijzen.

(transitive) to show, to exhibit, to display

(reflexive) to show up, to show one's face


Zweck

From Middle High German zwec, from Old High German zwec. Cognate with German Zweck.


krank

lb-adj

krank (masculine kranken, neuter krankt, comparative méi krank, superlative am kranksten)

kranken (masculine)
krankt (neuter)
méi krank (comparative)
am kranksten (superlative)
hien ass krank (masculine predicative singular)
si ass krank (feminine predicative singular)
et ass krank (neuter predicative singular)
si si krank (plural predicative)
si sinn krank (plural predicative)
kranken (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
krank (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
krankt (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
krank (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
kranken (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
krank (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
krankes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
kranker (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
kranken (dative masculine singular with-head)
kranker (dative feminine singular with-head)
kranken (dative neuter singular with-head)
kranken (dative plural with-head)
krankem (dative masculine singular)
kranker (dative feminine singular)
krankem (dative neuter singular)
kranken (dative plural)

From Middle High German kranc, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (“weak”).


Nummer

(colloquial) character (idiosyncratic person)


danken

lb-verb

danken (third-person singular present dankt, past participle gedankt, auxiliary verb hunn)

dankt (present singular third-person)
gedankt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
danken (infinitive)
gedankt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
danken (first-person indicative present singular)
danks (indicative present second-person singular)
dank (imperative second-person singular)
dankt (indicative present singular third-person)
danken (first-person indicative plural present)
dankt (indicative plural present second-person)
dankt (imperative plural second-person)
danken (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German danken, from Old High German thankōn. Cognate with German danken, Dutch danken, English thank.


decken

decken (third-person singular present deckt, past participle gedeckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

deckt (present singular third-person)
gedeckt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
decken (infinitive)
gedeckt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
decken (first-person indicative present singular)
decks (indicative present second-person singular)
deck (imperative second-person singular)
deckt (indicative present singular third-person)
decken (first-person indicative plural present)
deckt (indicative plural present second-person)
deckt (imperative plural second-person)
decken (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German decken, from Old High German thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan. Cognate with German decken, Dutch dekken, English thatch, Icelandic þekja.


dreschen

dreschen (third-person singular present drescht, past participle gedresch, auxiliary verb hunn)

drescht (present singular third-person)
gedresch (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
dreschen (infinitive)
gedresch (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
dreschen (first-person indicative present singular)
dreschs (indicative present second-person singular)
dresch (imperative second-person singular)
drescht (indicative present singular third-person)
dreschen (first-person indicative plural present)
drescht (indicative plural present second-person)
drescht (imperative plural second-person)
dreschen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German dreschen, from Old High German dreskan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną. Cognate with German dreschen, English thresh, Dutch dorsen, Icelandic þreskja.


Widder

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz. Cognate with German Widder, Dutch weder, English wether, Danish væder, Icelandic veður, Swedish vädur.

Aries (constellation and astrological sign)


Jugend

Possibly inherited from Middle High German jugent, from Old High German jugund, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþiz. Cognate with Dutch jeugd, English youth. The Rheinisches Wörterbuch considers both this word and the rhyming Dugend borrowings from German, though they are phonetically regular.


Lamm

lb-noun

Lamm n (plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen)

Lämmer (plural)
Lämmchen (diminutive)
Lam (alternative)

From Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.


Zack

From Middle High German zacke. Cognate with German Zacke, Dutch tak.


Schaum

From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic *skūm. Cognate with German Schaum, Dutch schuim, English scum.


kaum

From Old High German kūmo. Cognate with German kaum, Dutch kuim.


Stier

From Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic *stirniju. Cognate with German Stirn.


rau

lb-adj

rau (masculine rauen, neuter raut, comparative méi rau, superlative am rausten)

rauen (masculine)
raut (neuter)
méi rau (comparative)
am rausten (superlative)
hien ass rau (masculine predicative singular)
si ass rau (feminine predicative singular)
et ass rau (neuter predicative singular)
si si rau (plural predicative)
si sinn rau (plural predicative)
rauen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
rau (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
raut (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
rau (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
rauen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
rau (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
raues (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
rauer (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
rauen (dative masculine singular with-head)
rauer (dative feminine singular with-head)
rauen (dative neuter singular with-head)
rauen (dative plural with-head)
rauem (dative masculine singular)
rauer (dative feminine singular)
rauem (dative neuter singular)
rauen (dative plural)

From Middle High German rūhe, from Old High German rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz. Cognate with German rau, Dutch ruig, English rough, West Frisian rûch.

D'Schuel vun dësem Bam ass ganz rau.

D'Antarktis huet e raue Klima.

Si huet eng rau Stëmm.

Wat e raue Mann!


Lieder

From Old High German leder, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą. Cognate with German Leder, Dutch leder, English leather, Icelandic leður.


Ahorn

From Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn. Perhaps cognate with Latin acer.

(uncountable) maple; the wood of the tree


trei

trei (masculine treien, neuter treit, comparative méi trei, superlative am treisten)

treien (masculine)
treit (neuter)
méi trei (comparative)
am treisten (superlative)
hien ass trei (masculine predicative singular)
si ass trei (feminine predicative singular)
et ass trei (neuter predicative singular)
si si trei (plural predicative)
si sinn trei (plural predicative)
treien (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
trei (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
treit (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
trei (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
treien (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
trei (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
treies (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
treier (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
treien (dative masculine singular with-head)
treier (dative feminine singular with-head)
treien (dative neuter singular with-head)
treien (dative plural with-head)
treiem (dative masculine singular)
treier (dative feminine singular)
treiem (dative neuter singular)
treien (dative plural)

From Old High German triuwi, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz. Cognate with German treu, Dutch trouw, English true, Icelandic tryggur.

Hien ass eng trei Séil.


Gebiet

From Old High German gibet. Compare German Gebet, Dutch gebed.


rechnen

lb-verb

rechnen (third-person singular present rechent, past participle gerechent, auxiliary verb hunn)

rechent (present singular third-person)
gerechent (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
rechnen (infinitive)
gerechent (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
rechnen (first-person indicative present singular)
rechens (indicative present second-person singular)
rechen (imperative second-person singular)
rechent (indicative present singular third-person)
rechnen (first-person indicative plural present)
rechent (indicative plural present second-person)
rechent (imperative plural second-person)
rechnen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German rechenen, from Old High German rehhanōn, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną. Cognate with German rechnen, Hunsrik rechne, Dutch rekenen, English reckon.


brennen

brennen (third-person singular present brennt, past participle gebrannt, auxiliary verb hunn)

brennt (present singular third-person)
gebrannt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
brennen (infinitive)
gebrannt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
brennen (first-person indicative present singular)
brenns (indicative present second-person singular)
brenn (imperative second-person singular)
brennt (indicative present singular third-person)
brennen (first-person indicative plural present)
brennt (indicative plural present second-person)
brennt (imperative plural second-person)
brennen (indicative plural present third-person)

From Middle High German brinnen, from Old High German brinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *brinnan.

(transitive, computing) to burn (a disk)


raf

second-person singular imperative of rafen


Schauer

From Middle High German schūre, from Old High German scūr, from Proto-West Germanic *skūru, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō. Cognate with German Schauer, Dutch schoer, English shower.


selten

lb-adj

selten (masculine seltenen, neuter seltent, comparative méi selten, superlative am seltensten)

selten seelen (canonical)
seltenen (masculine)
seltent (neuter)
méi selten (comparative)
am seltensten (superlative)
hien ass selten (masculine predicative singular)
si ass selten (feminine predicative singular)
et ass selten (neuter predicative singular)
si si selten (plural predicative)
si sinn selten (plural predicative)
seltenen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
selten (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
seltent (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
selten (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
seltenen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
selten (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
seltenes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
seltener (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
seltenen (dative masculine singular with-head)
seltener (dative feminine singular with-head)
seltenen (dative neuter singular with-head)
seltenen (dative plural with-head)
seltenem (dative masculine singular)
seltener (dative feminine singular)
seltenem (dative neuter singular)
seltenen (dative plural)

From Middle High German selten, selden, from Old High German seltan, from Proto-West Germanic *seldanā.


zam

zam (masculine zamen, neuter zaamt, comparative méi zam, superlative am zaamsten)

zamen (masculine)
zaamt (neuter)
méi zam (comparative)
am zaamsten (superlative)
hien ass zam (masculine predicative singular)
si ass zam (feminine predicative singular)
et ass zam (neuter predicative singular)
si si zam (plural predicative)
si sinn zam (plural predicative)
zamen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
zam (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
zaamt (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
zam (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
zamen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
zam (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
zames (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
zamer (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
zamen (dative masculine singular with-head)
zamer (dative feminine singular with-head)
zamen (dative neuter singular with-head)
zamen (dative plural with-head)
zamem (dative masculine singular)
zamer (dative feminine singular)
zamem (dative neuter singular)
zamen (dative plural)

From Old High German zam, from Proto-Germanic *tamaz. The vowel may be influenced by cognate German zahm. Luxembourgish zam(m) is the expected outcome of the uninflected stem, but one might expect *zuem, *zumm from the inflected forms instead. Also cognate with Dutch tam, English tame.


Schluss

From Middle High German sluz, ultimately from the root of schléissen (“to close, shut”); the expected Luxembourgish form is *Schloss. Cognate with German Schluss.


denkt

third-person singular present indicative

inflection of denken:
second-person plural present indicative

inflection of denken:
second-person plural imperative


Bau

From Old High German bū. Cognate with German Bau, Dutch bouw, Swedish bo.


Apostel

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos)


Biber

Borrowed from German Biber. The native form is obsolete Biw(w)er.


Damm

From Old High German *damm, northern variant of tamm, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.


Fach

From German Fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką.
The contemporary form is clearly of German origin; there may have been an inherited *Faach, but the older dictionaries do not give it. Compare Gefaach.


Feier

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


Feier

From Middle High German vīre, from Old High German fīra, ultimately from Latin fēriae. Compare German Feier.


Feind

From Middle High German vīant, from Old High German fīand, fīant, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.


flechten

lb-verb

flechten (third-person singular present flecht, past participle geflecht, auxiliary verb hunn)

flecht (present singular third-person)
geflecht (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
flechten (infinitive)
geflecht (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
flechten (first-person indicative present singular)
flechts (indicative present second-person singular)
flecht (imperative second-person singular)
flecht (indicative present singular third-person)
flechten (first-person indicative plural present)
flecht (indicative plural present second-person)
flecht (imperative plural second-person)
flechten (indicative plural present third-person)

From Old High German flehtan, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną. Cognate with German flechten, Dutch vlechten, Icelandic flétta, Danish flette.


Fluch

From Old High German flug, from Proto-Germanic *flugiz.


Geier

From Middle High German gīr, from Old High German gīr.


Gesetz

From Middle High German gesetze, gesetzede, from Old High German gisezzida (“fixing, determination, assessment”), from sezzen (“to make sit, set, put”), from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan (“to set, put down”).

der

Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:17

Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not think that I came to annul the law or the prophets! I am come not to annul, but to fulfill."

De Jesus sot zu senge Jünger: "Mengt net, ech wär komm, fir d'Gesetz oder d'Prophéiten ofzeschafen! Ech sinn net komm fir ofzeschafen, ma fir z'erfëllen."


Gleis

railway (track on which trains run), track