Zwäig
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German zwīg. Cognate with German Zweig, Dutch twijg, English twig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Zwäig m (plural Zwäig or Zwäiger)
- twig (thin branch of a plant)
- Am Hierscht falen d’Blieder vun den Zwäig.
- In autumn, the leaves fall from the twigs.
- (figurative) branch; section
- D’Slawescht ass en Zwäig vun den indogermanesche Sproochen.
- Slavic is a branch of the Indo-European languages.
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