jorelaang

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• joerelaang

Etymology

From Joer (“year”) +‎ laang (“long”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoː(ə̯)ʀəlaːŋ/

Adjective

jorelaang (masculine jorelaangen, neuter jorelaangt, not comparable)

1. longstanding, of many years

   Et ass eng jorelaang Traditioun. ― It is a longstanding tradition.

Declension

declension of jorelaang

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass jorelaang	si ass jorelaang	et ass jorelaang	si si(nn) jorelaang
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	jorelaangen	jorelaang	jorelaangt	jorelaang
	independent without determiner			jorelaanges	jorelaanger
dative	after any declined word	jorelaangen	jorelaanger	jorelaangen	jorelaangen
	as first declined word	jorelaangem		jorelaangem

Adverb

jorelaang

1. for years

   Mir hu jorelaang zu Lëtzebuerg gewunnt. ― We have lived in Luxembourg for years.