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 si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner queeschen queescht
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