héiflech

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German höflich, from Middle High German hövelich, from hof (“court”) + -lich, equivalent to Luxembourgish Haff +‎ -lech. In view of the vocalism an older borrowing, but it cannot be a native descendant of the Middle High German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯fleχ/, [ˈhɜɪ̯fləɕ]

Adjective

héiflech (masculine héiflechen, neuter héiflecht, comparative méi héiflech, superlative am héiflechsten)

1. polite

Declension

declension of héiflech

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass héiflech	si ass héiflech	et ass héiflech	si si(nn) héiflech
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	héiflechen	héiflech	héiflecht	héiflech
	independent without determiner			héifleches	héiflecher
dative	after any declined word	héiflechen	héiflecher	héiflechen	héiflechen
	as first declined word	héiflechem		héiflechem

Derived terms

• Héiflechkeet