eeje
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- ääje (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald)
- eije (Kölsch; Westerwald)
Etymology
From Old High German eigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːjə/
Adjective
eeje (masculine eeje or eejene, feminine eeje, comparative eejener, superlative et' eejenste)
- (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) own
- Wat nemms de emmer meng Schluffe? Du häs doch deng eeje!
- Why do you always take my slippers? You do have your own!
- Wat nemms de emmer meng Schluffe? Du häs doch deng eeje!
- (same regions) idiosyncratic; quirky
- Hä es jet eeje, ävver keene schläächte Kääl.
- He’s a bit quirky, but not a bad bloke.
- Hä es jet eeje, ävver keene schläächte Kääl.
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