bretzeg

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʀætsəɕ/

Adjective

bretzeg (masculine bretzegen, neuter bretzegt, comparative méi bretzeg, superlative am bretzegsten)

1. pretentious, showy

Declension

declension of bretzeg

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass bretzeg	si ass bretzeg	et ass bretzeg	si si(nn) bretzeg
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	bretzegen	bretzeg	bretzegt	bretzeg
	independent without determiner			bretzeges	bretzeger
dative	after any declined word	bretzegen	bretzeger	bretzegen	bretzegen
	as first declined word	bretzegem		bretzegem

Related terms

• bretzen (“to boast, to brag”)
• Bretzert (“braggart, boaster”)