Himmelsdéierchen

Luxembourgish
FWOTD – 6 November 2017

Etymology

From Himmel (“sky, heaven”) +‎ Déier (“animal”) +‎ -chen (diminutive).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhimelsˌdei̯(e)ʀχen/, [ˈhi.məl(d)zˌdɜɪ̯.ɐ.ɕən]

Noun

Himmelsdéierchen n (plural Himmelsdéiercher)

  1. ladybird
    • 2009, Invasioun vun den Himmelsdéiercher, RTL.lu:
      Se gesi jo léif aus a Gléck solle se och nach bréngen. Mä d’Leit un der Ostséi sinn am Moment guer net vun den Himmelsdéiercher begeeschtert.
      They look cute and they’re said to bring luck, too. But people around the Baltic Sea are not at all thrilled about ladybirds at the moment.
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