schlamm
See also: Schlamm
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editAdjective
editschlamm (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
editdeclension 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 |
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- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
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- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
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- Luxembourgish doublets
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ɑm
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