begierlech

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /beˈɡiːʀleχ/, [bəˈɡiː.ɐ.ləɕ], [-ˈɡiə̯.ləɕ]

Adjective[edit]

begierlech (masculine begierlechen, neuter begierlecht, comparative méi begierlech, superlative am begierlechsten)

  1. covetous, desirous
  2. greedy

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

begierlech

  1. covetously, desirously
    • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:28:
      Ech awer soen iech: Jiddereen, deen eng Fra begierlech bekuckt, huet an sengem Häerz scho mat hir d'Bestietnes gebrach.
      But I say to you: Anyone who looks at a woman covetously has already committed adultery in their heart.
  2. greedily