spéit

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German spæte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic *spēdiz. Cognate with German spät, Dutch spa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃpɜɪ̯t]

Adjective

spéit (masculine spéiden, neuter spéit, comparative méi spéit or spéider, superlative am spéitsten)

1. late

Usage notes

• In the comparative one normally uses the form spéider for “at some later time” and the form méi spéit for “at a time later than X”. Compare:

Hie kënnt spéider. ― He’ll arrive, but not right now.

Hie kënnt méi spéit. ― He’ll arrive, but after the scheduled time.