houfreg
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German *hōchverdich, northern variant of hōchvertec, from the noun hōchvart (“pride, elegancy”). Cognate with German hoffärtig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
houfreg (masculine houfregen, neuter houfregt, comparative méi houfreg, superlative am houfregsten)
variant of houfereg
Declension edit
declension of houfreg
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass houfreg | si ass houfreg | et ass houfreg | si si(nn) houfreg | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | houfregen | houfreg | houfregt | houfreg |
independent without determiner | houfreges | houfreger | |||
dative | after any declined word | houfregen | houfreger | houfregen | houfregen |
as first declined word | houfregem | houfregem |