queesch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German *dwerahes, variant of dwerah, whence German quer. For forms with -s compare Middle High German twerhes, Dutch dwars, Old English þweores.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kveːʃ/, [kweːʃ]
  • Rhymes: -eːʃ

Adjective

queesch (masculine queeschen, neuter queescht, comparative méi queesch, superlative am queeschsten)

  1. diagonal; crosswise
  2. furious; angry; cross

Declension

Declension of queesch
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass queesch si ass queesch et ass queesch si si(nn) queesch
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner queeschen queesch queescht queesch
independent without determiner queesches queescher
dative after any declined word queeschen queescher queeschen queeschen
as first declined word queeschem queeschem

Adverb

queesch

  1. sideways
  2. diagonally