héiflech

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From German höflich, from Middle High German hövelich, from hof (court) + -lich, equivalent to Luxembourgish Haff +‎ -lech. In view of the vocalism an older borrowing, but it cannot be a native descendant of the Middle High German.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhei̯fleχ/, [ˈhɜɪ̯fləɕ]

Adjective

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héiflech (masculine héiflechen, neuter héiflecht, comparative méi héiflech, superlative am héiflechsten)

  1. polite

Declension

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Derived terms

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