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)

  1. human
  2. humane

Declension

Declension of mënschlech
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

Derived terms