Zwäig

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German zwīg. Cognate with German Zweig, Dutch twijg, English twig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tsvæi̯χ/, [t͡swæˑɪ̯ɕ]

Noun

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Zwäig m (plural Zwäig or Zwäiger)

  1. twig (thin branch of a plant)
    Am Hierscht falen d’Blieder vun den Zwäig.
    In autumn, the leaves fall from the twigs.
  2. (figurative) branch; section
    D’Slawescht ass en Zwäig vun den indogermanesche Sproochen.
    Slavic is a branch of the Indo-European languages.