deier
See also: Déier
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German *diuri, northern variant of tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
deier (masculine deieren, neuter deiert, comparative méi deier, superlative am deiersten)
- expensive
- Firwat ass d'Brout hei sou deier?
- Why is bread so expensive around here?
Declension edit
declension of deier
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass deier | si ass deier | et ass deier | si si(nn) deier | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | deieren | deier | deiert | deier |
independent without determiner | deieres | deierer | |||
dative | after any declined word | deieren | deierer | deieren | deieren |
as first declined word | deierem | deierem |
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Compare German teuer, Dutch duur, English dear, Swedish dyr.
Adjective edit
deier