queesch

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German *dwerahes, variant of dwerah, whence German quer. For forms with -s compare Middle High German twerhes, Dutch dwars, Old English þweores.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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queesch (masculine queeschen, neuter queescht, comparative méi queesch, superlative am queeschsten)

  1. diagonal; crosswise
  2. furious; angry; cross

Declension

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Adverb

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queesch

  1. sideways
  2. diagonally