maandelweis

Luxembourgish

FWOTD – 4 February 2020

Etymology

From Maandel (“laundry basket”) +‎ -weis (“-wise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːndəlvɑɪ̯s/

Adverb

maandelweis

1. in great numbers
   • 2002 January 26, “Eng Klack fir eis Sprooch”, in Luxemburger Wort‎^[1]:

     Mir hu maandelweis Ausdréck mat engem däitsche Gesiicht am Lëtzebuergeschen.

     We have a great number of expressions with a German appearance in Luxembourgish.