héiflech

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German höflich, from Middle High German hövelich, from hof (“court”) + -lich, equivalent to Luxembourgish Haff +‎ -lech. In view of the vocalism an older borrowing, but it cannot be a native descendant of the Middle High German.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯fleχ/, [ˈhɜɪ̯fləɕ]

Adjective

héiflech (masculine héiflechen, neuter héiflecht, comparative méi héiflech, superlative am héiflechsten)

polite

Declension

declension of héiflech

number and gender		singular			plural
number and gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass héiflech	si ass héiflech	et ass héiflech	si si(nn) héiflech
without article	nominative/accusative	héiflechen	héiflech	héiflecht	héiflech
without article	dative	héiflechem	héiflecher	héiflechem	héiflechen
with article	nominative/accusative	héiflechen	héiflech	héiflecht	héiflech
with article	dative	héiflechen	héiflecher	héiflechen	héiflechen

Derived terms

Héiflechkeet

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