séier

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German sēr (painful, sore). Cognate with German sehr (very), Dutch zeer (very; painful), English sore. The semantic development is “sore, painful” → “violent, powerful” → “quick, fast”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɜɪ̯ɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɜɪɐ

Adjective

séier (masculine séieren, neuter séiert, comparative méi séier, superlative am séiersten)

  1. fast, quick

Declension

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