elauter

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Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lūter, from Old High German hlūtar. The prefixed e- is either the indefinite article or more probably Middle High German al (“all”, compare elo).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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elauter (invariable)

  1. sheer, nothing but
    Ech krut bal en Häerzinfarkt vun elauter Angscht.
    I almost got a heart attack out of sheer fright.
    Dat ass elauter Kabes, wat dee verzielt!
    It’s just a bunch of nonsense, the things he says!