mächteg

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German mehtec. Probably borrowed from German mächtig. The development of Middle High German -eht in modern Luxembourgish is inconsistent, but the native outcome appears to be -iecht (cf. Hiecht, Vermiechtnes).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmæɕtəɕ]

Adjective

mächteg (masculine mächtegen, neuter mächtegt, comparative méi mächteg, superlative am mächtegsten)

1. powerful, mighty

Declension

declension of mächteg

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass mächteg	si ass mächteg	et ass mächteg	si si(nn) mächteg
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	mächtegen	mächteg	mächtegt	mächteg
	independent without determiner			mächteges	mächteger
dative	after any declined word	mächtegen	mächteger	mächtegen	mächtegen
	as first declined word	mächtegem		mächtegem

Related terms

• Muecht