Baarmhäerzegkeet

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Cognate to standard New High German Barmherzigkeit (from Middle High German barmherzekeit), Dutch barmhartigheid. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaː(ʀ)mˈheːʀtseχˌkeːt/, [ˌbaː(ʀ)mˈhɛə̯t͡səɕˌkeːt]

Noun

Baarmhäerzegkeet f (uncountable)

1. mercy
   • 2006, Déi Verbuerge Wierder - Hidden Words (translated from English by the Translation Committee; →ISBN, O Jong vum Mensch! (65), page 92:

     A Wierklechkeet hunn Ech et a menge verstoppte Lagerhaiser an an de Schätz vu Mengem Gebot versuergt, als Zeeche vu Menger Gonscht fir Meng Dénger a Menger Baarmhäerzegkeet géintiwwer Mengem Vollek.

     O Son of Man!

     Verily, I have preserved it in My hidden storehouses and in the treasuries of My command, as a sign of My loving-kindness unto My servants and My mercy unto My people.