Hällewull

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

The word could be a simple compound of Häll +‎ Wull (“hell mess”). Probably, however, this is only a secondary motivation of Dutch heleboel (“a lot, a great deal”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhæleˌvul/, [ˈhæləˌvul]

Noun edit

Hällewull f (uncountable)

a lot; a medley; a great or confusing number
Et gëtt haut eng Hällewull vun Internetubidder.
Today there are a confusing lot of internet service providers.