gewéinlech

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German gewöhnlich. The form attests to relatively old age, predating not only the reintroduction of front-rounded vowels, but also the diphthongization [eː] > [əɪ̯]. Nevertheless it obviously cannot be native as [əɪ̯] here would require an old-long vowel (Middle High German æ, ē, œ), which is not the case. Compare equally borrowed Ripuarian jewöhnlich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈvəɪ̯nləɕ]

Adjective

gewéinlech (masculine gewéinlechen, neuter gewéinlecht, comparative méi gewéinlech, superlative am gewéinlechsten)

  1. usual, normal, ordinary, common

Declension

Declension of gewéinlech
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass gewéinlech si ass gewéinlech et ass gewéinlech si si(nn) gewéinlech
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner gewéinlechen gewéinlech gewéinlecht gewéinlech
independent without determiner gewéinleches gewéinlecher
dative after any declined word gewéinlechen gewéinlecher gewéinlechen gewéinlechen
as first declined word gewéinlechem gewéinlechem

Adverb

gewéinlech

  1. usually, normally
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