géintiwwer

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɡei̯ntˈiveʀ/, [ˌɡɜɪ̯nˈdivɐ]

Preposition

géintiwwer

  1. to, towards
    • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:33:
      A weider hutt dir héieren, datt deene Generatioune virun iech gesot ginn ass: Du solls kee falschen Eed doen; du solls dem Här géintiwwer deng Eeder halen!
      And again you have heard that to the generations before you it was said: You shall make no false oath; you shall make your oaths to the Lord!
  2. compared to
    Dëse Stau ass näischt géintiwwer deem vu gëschter!
    This traffic jam is nothing compared to the one yesterday!
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