Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. For the preservation of intervocalic -g- as a gliding sound after Middle High German -ei- compare iwwerzeegen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːʁen/, [ˈeː.ʑən]

Adjective

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eegen (masculine eegenen, neuter eegent, comparative méi eegen, superlative am eegensten)

  1. own
    Dat ass wouer, ech hunn et mat eegenen Ae gesinn.
    It's true, I saw it with my own eyes.
  2. peculiar, odd, eccentric
    Si ass e bëssen eegen.
    She’s a bit peculiar.

Declension

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