Kéiseker

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Kéisécker (superseded spelling)
• Kéiselek (dialectal)

Etymology

Derived from Kéis (“cheese”) because of a popular belief (also found in parts of the Rhineland) that the hedgehog drinks from cow udders at night. Formally perhaps an alteration of the variant Kéiselek, which is equivalent to an English *cheeseling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯zeker/, [ˈkɜɪ̯.ze.kɐ]

Noun

Kéiseker m (plural Kéiseker)

1. hedgehog

   Synonym: Igel