dréchen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Ultimately from a blend of Proto-Germanic *druknaz and *drūgiz, whose dialectal border runs close to Luxembourg. In the Middle High German dialects underlying Luxembourgish, the former yielded drucken [ˈdrukːən], while the latter yielded drǖge [ˈdryːɣə]. These forms then influenced each other and (perhaps through intermediates like *drücken vs. *drǖgen) ultimately merged into *drüchen.

From Proto-Germanic *druknaz are German trocken, Yiddish טרוקן (trukn). From Proto-Germanic *drūgiz are Central Franconian drüch, drei(ch), Limburgish druug, English dry. From a third variant *draugiz are Dutch droog, Low German dröög. All mean “dry”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʀəɕən]

Adjective

dréchen (masculine dréchenen, neuter dréchent, comparative méi dréchen, superlative am dréchensten)

1. dry (not moist or wet)

   Antonyms: fiicht, naass

   Déi dréche Wäsch muss gefaalt ginn.

   The dry laundry must be folded.

2. dry, stale

   Antonym: frësch

   Dat aalt Brout ass mer ze dréchen.

   That old bread is too dry for me.

3. (wine) dry

   Antonym: séiss

   Wëlls de léiwer en dréchene Wäin oder e séissen?

   Would you prefer a dry wine or a sweet one?

Declension

declension of dréchen

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass dréchen	si ass dréchen	et ass dréchen	si si(nn) dréchen
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	dréchenen	dréchen	dréchent	dréchen
	independent without determiner			dréchenes	dréchener
dative	after any declined word	dréchenen	dréchener	dréchenen	dréchenen
	as first declined word	dréchenem		dréchenem

Derived terms

• Dréchent