wéineg

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German wēnag, alteration of *weinag (Middle High German weinic), from Proto-Germanic *wainagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɜɪ̯nəɕ/

Adjective

wéineg (masculine wéineg or wéinegen, neuter wéineg or wéinegt, comparative wéineger, superlative am wéinegsten)

1. little, few

Usage notes

• The positive forms are declined regularly after an article or determiner, otherwise they remain uninflected.
• The comparative form is indeclinable and cannot be preceded by articles or determiners. The superlative forms are declined in the normal way.
• Comparation forms of mann are often used suppletively instead of wéineger, am wéinegsten.