Hunsrik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare German arg, Pennsylvania German arrig, Central Franconian ärch, and Dutch erg. Also etymologically linked is English eerie.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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aarich

  1. very
    Ich sin aarich mied.
    I am very tired.
  2. a lot, much
    Sie hod aarich gebrilld.
    She cried a lot.

Adjective

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aarich (comparative ääricher, superlative äärichst)

  1. difficult
  2. bad
    Es waar net so aarich.
    It was not so bad.

Declension

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Declension of aarich (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative aarich aarich aarich aariche
accusative aariche aarich aarich aariche
dative aariche aariche aariche aariche
Strong inflection nominative aaricher aariche aariches aariche
accusative aariche aariche aariches aariche
dative aarichem aaricher aarichem aariche

Further reading

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