Feescht
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- Fierscht (dated, dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle High German vërse, backformed nominative singular of older vërsen(e), from Old High German fersna, from Proto-Germanic *fersnō. Cognate with German Ferse. The expected form is *Feesch, the final -t being paragogic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [feːʃt]
- Rhymes: -eːʃt
Noun
Feescht f (plural Feeschten)
- heel (back of foot or shoe)