iech

See also: Iech

East Central German

Alternative forms

• ihch

Pronoun

iech

1. (Silesian) I (first person pronoun)

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German iuch, from Old High German iuwih. The expected Luxeburgish form would be *äich. The form iech goes back to Middle High German *öch or *ech, as in some neighbouring dialects of Central Franconian. It is probably due to shortening after -iu- had been diphthongized ([yːç] > [øʏ̯ç] > [øç]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ie̯χ/, [iə̯ɕ] (stressed)
• IPA^(key): /eχ/, [əɕ] (unstressed)
• Homophones: Iech, ech (latter unstressed only)

Pronoun

iech

1. second-person plural, accusative: you
2. second-person plural, dative: you, to you
3. second-person plural, reflexive: yourselves

Declension

Luxembourgish personal pronouns

		nominative		accusative		dative		reflexive
		str.	unstr.	str.	unstr.	str.	unstr.
1st person singular		ech	—	mech	—	mir	mer	like dat. and acc.
2nd person singular (informal)		du	de	dech	—	dir	der	like dat. and acc.
2nd person singular (formal)		Dir	Der	Iech	Iech [əɕ]	Iech	Iech [əɕ]	Iech
3rd person singular	m	hien	en	hien	en	him	em	sech
	f	si	se	si	se	hir	er	sech
	n	hatt	et ('t)	hatt	et ('t)	him	em	sech
1st person plural		mir	mer	eis (ons)	—	eis (ons)	—	eis (ons)
2nd person plural		dir	der	iech	iech [əɕ]	iech	iech [əɕ]	iech
3rd person plural		si	se	si	se	hinnen	en	sech