gräisslech
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editThe Luxembourgish form requires a Middle High German -ī- or -iu-, hence probably from Middle High German griuslich (“horrible”), alongside grūslich, from grūsen; cognate with German grauslich, gräuslich. Alternatively from *grīslich, equivalent to Middle Dutch grîselijk, whence modern Dutch griezelig (with a dialectal monophthong), of uncertain origin. These two stems might be related to, but are distinct from, German grässlich (from Middle Low German grēselîk), English grisly, both with an originally short vowel.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgräisslech (masculine gräisslechen, neuter gräisslecht, comparative méi gräisslech, superlative am gräisslechsten)
Declension
editdeclension of gräisslech
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass gräisslech | si ass gräisslech | et ass gräisslech | si si(nn) gräisslech | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | gräisslechen | gräisslech | gräisslecht | gräisslech |
independent without determiner | gräissleches | gräisslecher | |||
dative | after any declined word | gräisslechen | gräisslecher | gräisslechen | gräisslechen |
as first declined word | gräisslechem | gräisslechem |