mënschlech
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German mennisclīh. Equivalent to Mënsch + -lech. Cognate with German menschlich, Dutch menselijk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmenʃleχ/, [ˈmənʃ.ləɕ]
Adjective
mënschlech (masculine mënschlechen, neuter mënschlecht, comparative méi mënschlech, superlative am mënschlechsten)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| 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 | |||