mënschlech

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German mennisclīh. Equivalent to Mënsch +‎ -lech. Cognate with German menschlich, Dutch menselijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmenʃleχ/, [ˈmənʃ.ləɕ]

Adjective

mënschlech (masculine mënschlechen, neuter mënschlecht, comparative méi mënschlech, superlative am mënschlechsten)

1. human
2. humane

Declension

declension of mënschlech

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass mënschlech	si ass mënschlech	et ass mënschlech	si si(nn) mënschlech
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	mënschlechen	mënschlech	mënschlecht	mënschlech
	independent without determiner			mënschleches	mënschlecher
dative	after any declined word	mënschlechen	mënschlecher	mënschlechen	mënschlechen
	as first declined word	mënschlechem		mënschlechem

Derived terms

• Mënschlechkeet