wéineg

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German wēnag, alteration of *weinag (Middle High German weinic), from Proto-Germanic *wainagaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɜɪ̯nəɕ/

Adjective

wéineg (masculine wéineg or wéinegen, neuter wéineg or wéinegt, comparative wéineger, superlative am wéinegsten)

  1. little, few

Usage notes

  • The positive forms are declined regularly after an article or determiner, otherwise they remain uninflected.
  • The comparative form is indeclinable and cannot be preceded by articles or determiners. The superlative forms are declined in the normal way.
  • Comparation forms of mann are often used suppletively instead of wéineger, am wéinegsten.
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