elauter
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Luxembourgish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
elauter (invariable)
- 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!
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