uechter

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From northern Old High German ahter, a variant of after (after, behind, along) with the northern West Germanic development -ft--cht-, which in Luxembourgish survives only in a small number of relict words (compare Griecht, Luucht). Cognate with German After (anus) and achtern (abaft), Dutch achter (behind), English after.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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uechter (+ accusative)

  1. throughout
    Bäi enger konzertéierter Aktioun vun der franséischer Police goufen uechter d’Land méi wéi drësseg Wunnengen duerchsicht.
    In a concerted operation by French police, more than thirty dwellings were searched throughout the country.