ëm

See also: ëm-

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate with German um, Dutch om, dialectal English umbe, Icelandic um.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /em/, [əm]

Preposition

ëm (+ accusative)

1. around, round
2. about, around (a date, a year)
3. at (a specific time)
4. by (with a change of)

Adverb

ëm

1. around, about
2. over, finished
3. (of food) turned, gone off, bad