mächteg
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Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German mehtec. Probably borrowed from German mächtig. The development of Middle High German -eht in modern Luxembourgish is inconsistent, but the native outcome appears to be -iecht (cf. Hiecht, Vermiechtnes).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mächteg (masculine mächtegen, neuter mächtegt, comparative méi mächteg, superlative am mächtegsten)
Declension
[edit]declension of mächteg
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass mächteg | si ass mächteg | et ass mächteg | si si(nn) mächteg | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | mächtegen | mächteg | mächtegt | mächteg |
| independent without determiner | mächteges | mächteger | |||
| dative | after any declined word | mächtegen | mächteger | mächtegen | mächtegen |
| as first declined word | mächtegem | mächtegem | |||