mënschlech
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German mennisclīh. Equivalent to Mënsch + -lech. Cognate with German menschlich, Dutch menselijk.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mënschlech (masculine mënschlechen, neuter mënschlecht, comparative méi mënschlech, superlative am mënschlechsten)
Declension
[edit]declension of mënschlech
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass mënschlech | si ass mënschlech | et ass mënschlech | si si(nn) mënschlech | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | mënschlechen | mënschlech | mënschlecht | mënschlech |
| independent without determiner | mënschleches | mënschlecher | |||
| dative | after any declined word | mënschlechen | mënschlecher | mënschlechen | mënschlechen |
| as first declined word | mënschlechem | mënschlechem | |||