déif
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German *diuf, northern variant of tiuf, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-. The expected masculine form is *déifen, but the fricative was voiced, possibly by analogy with Déif (“thief”) and/or the rhyming adjective léif (“dear”).
Declension
declension of déif
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass déif | si ass déif | et ass déif | si si(nn) déif | |
without article | nominative/accusative | déiwen | déif | déift | déif |
dative | déiwem | déiwer | déiwem | déiwen | |
with article | nominative/accusative | déiwen | déif | déift | déif |
dative | déiwen | déiwer | déiwen | déiwen |
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