déidlech
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Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German dœtlich, northern variant of tœtlich. Equivalent to Doud + -lech. Cognate with German tödlich, Dutch dodelijk, English deadly.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]déidlech (masculine déidlechen, neuter déidlecht, comparative méi déidlech, superlative am déidlechsten)
- deadly, lethal
- Op dëser Strooss ass virun e puer Joer en déidlecht Attentat geschitt.
- A deadly attack occurred in this street a couple of years ago.
Declension
[edit]declension of déidlech
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass déidlech | si ass déidlech | et ass déidlech | si si(nn) déidlech | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | déidlechen | déidlech | déidlecht | déidlech |
| independent without determiner | déidleches | déidlecher | |||
| dative | after any declined word | déidlechen | déidlecher | déidlechen | déidlechen |
| as first declined word | déidlechem | déidlechem | |||
See also
[edit]- däitlech (not to be confused)