léif

See also: leif, Leif, and léïf

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German *liof (attested as lief), northern variant of liob, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz. Cognate with German lieb, Dutch lief.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lei̯f/, [lɜɪ̯f]
    • Rhymes: -ɜɪf
    • Homophone: Léiw

Adjective

léif (masculine léiwen, neuter léift, comparative méi léif, superlative am léifsten)

  1. nice, lovely, kind, sweet
  2. dear, beloved

Declension

Declension of léif
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner léiwen léift
independent without determiner léiwes léiwer
dative after any declined word léiwen léiwer léiwen léiwen
as first declined word léiwem léiwem
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.