queesch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German *twërs, contraction of twërhes, from a suffixed form of Old High German dwerah, whence German quer. Cognate with Dutch dwars, Old English þweores. For the vowel [eː] compare e.g. Feescht (Middle High German vërsen). The unsuffixed form survives in kräiz a quier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kweːʃ]
  • Rhymes: -eːʃ

Adverb

queesch

  1. sideways
  2. diagonally

Adjective

queesch (masculine queeschen, neuter queescht, comparative méi queesch, superlative am queeschsten)

  1. diagonal, crosswise
  2. furious, angry, cross

Declension

Declension of queesch
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass queesch si ass queesch et ass queesch si si(nn) queesch
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner queeschen queesch queescht queesch
independent without determiner queesches queescher
dative after any declined word queeschen queescher queeschen queeschen
as first declined word queeschem queeschem
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