schlamm
See also: Schlamm
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German slim, slimp, from Old High German slimb, from Proto-Germanic *slimbaz (“aslant, crooked”). Doublet of schlëmm (“bad, grave”), a supraregional form influenced by surrounding dialects and Standard German, while schlamm is the strictly native form. Cognate with German schlimm, Dutch slim.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
schlamm (masculine schlammen, neuter schlammt, comparative méi schlamm, superlative am schlammsten)
- lame (unable to walk)
- Gutt Réit a schlamm Geesse kommen ëmmer hannenno.
- Good advice and lame goats always come after the event. (Proverb)
Declension edit
declension of schlamm
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass schlamm | si ass schlamm | et ass schlamm | si si(nn) schlamm | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | schlammen | schlamm | schlammt | schlamm |
independent without determiner | schlammes | schlammer | |||
dative | after any declined word | schlammen | schlammer | schlammen | schlammen |
as first declined word | schlammem | schlammem |