spietelik

Limburgish

Etymology

Compound of spiet + -elik

Interjection

spietelik

1. expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow, sorry.
   • Miens spietelik! Ich zoog neet det ich óp diener teen tratsjdje!

     I'm sorry! I didn't see I was walking over your toe!

Usage notes

Normally spietelik is used together with a personal pronoun in the genitive. I'm sorry therefore is miens spietelik or spietelik miens. It is also possible to say miens spiet or spiet miens, what means regret of mine.