Fixspoun

Luxembourgish

FWOTD – 25 July 2014

Fixspéin

Etymology

From fix (“firm, fixed”) +‎ Spoun (“shaving, chip, sliver (of wood)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiksˌʃpeu̯n/, [ˈfiksˌʃpəʊ̯n]

Noun

Fixspoun m (plural Fixspéin)

1. match, matchstick

   Synonym: Fixfeier

   • 1991, Lëtzebuerger Beien-Zeitung‎^[1], page 90:

     D'Beielarve gin normalerweis no der Verdeckelung futti, si schmëlzen zu enger bronger schläimiger Mass zesummen, déi e mat engem Fixspoun ewéi Läim aus der Zell erauszéie kann

     The bee larvae normally become damaged after the beating; they fuse together into a brown, slimy mass that one can extricate like glue from the cell with a match