Wéi
Luxembourgish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German wē, wēhe, from Old High German wē, nominalisation of the interjection Proto-Germanic *wai. The feminine form is probably a backformation from the plural. Cognate with German Weh and Wehe, Dutch wee, English woe.
Noun
[edit]Wéi m or n (uncountable)
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[edit]Noun
[edit]Wéi f (plural Wéien)
- (usually in the plural) contraction during childbirth
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle High German wiege, from Old High German wiega. Cognate with German Wiege, Dutch wieg.
Noun
[edit]Wéi f (plural Wéien)
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- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ɜɪ
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ɜɪ/1 syllable
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish uncountable nouns
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- Luxembourgish neuter nouns
- Luxembourgish nouns with multiple genders
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