fréier
See also: freier and Freier
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frei̯(e)r/, [ˈfʀɜɪ̯.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɜɪɐ
Adjective
fréier
- comparative degree of fréi (“early”)
- Deng fréier Virschléi ware besser wéi dësen.
- Your earlier suggestions were better than this one.
- Deng fréier Virschléi ware besser wéi dësen.
- former
- De fréiere Minister krut e Poste bäi enger grousser Entreprise.
- The former minister got a position in a big company.
- De fréiere Minister krut e Poste bäi enger grousser Entreprise.
Usage notes
- For the more literal comparative “earlier in time”, “earlier in the day” use the analytic construction méi fréi.
Declension
declension of fréier
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass fréier | si ass fréier | et ass fréier | si si(nn) fréier | |
| nominative / accusative | attributive and/or after determiner | fréieren | fréier | fréiert | fréier |
| independent without determiner | fréieres | fréierer | |||
| dative | after any declined word | fréieren | fréierer | fréieren | fréieren |
| as first declined word | fréierem | fréierem | |||
Adverb
fréier
- formerly, in the past
Etymology 2
Inflected form of fréieren (“to freeze”).
Verb
fréier
- second-person singular imperative of fréieren