Kueberei

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuəbəʀɑɪ̯/

Noun

Kueberei f (uncountable)

1. stupidity, ignorance
   • 2001, Jeanny Friederich et al., Eng Klack fir eis Sprooch‎^[1]:

     Ze verstoen ass déi Kueberei nëmmen doduerch, datt däitschsproocheg (hessesch) Beamten déi lëtzebuergesch Nimm am 19. Joerhonnert no hirem Ouer opgeschriwwen hunn

     The ignorance is only to be understood as a result of the fact that German-speaking (Hessian) officials wrote down the Luxembourgish names in the 19th century from what they heard

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