deier
See also: Déier
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German *diuri, northern variant of tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
deier (masculine deieren, neuter deiert, comparative méi deier, superlative am deiersten)
- expensive
- Firwat ass d'Brout hei sou deier?
- Why is bread so expensive around here?
Declension edit
declension of deier
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass deier | si ass deier | et ass deier | si si(nn) deier | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | deieren | deier | deiert | deier |
| independent without determiner | deieres | deierer | |||
| dative | after any declined word | deieren | deierer | deieren | deieren |
| as first declined word | deierem | deierem | |||
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Compare German teuer, Dutch duur, English dear, Swedish dyr.
Adjective edit
deier