gräisslech

Luxembourgish

Etymology

The 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʀæi̯sleχ/, [ˈɡʀæˑɪ̯sləɕ]

Adjective

gräisslech (masculine gräisslechen, neuter gräisslecht, comparative méi gräisslech, superlative am gräisslechsten)

1. ugly, hideous

Declension

Declension of gräisslech

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
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

Synonyms

• ellen
• grujeleg