hessesch
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From German hessisch; equivalent to Hessen + -esch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhæseʃ/, [ˈhæsəʃ]
Adjective
hessesch (masculine hesseschen, neuter hessescht, comparative méi hessesch, superlative am hesseschsten)
- Hessian
- 2001, Jeanny Friederich et al., Eng Klack fir eis Sprooch:
- Ze verstoen ass déi Kueberei nëmmen doduerch, datt däitschsproocheg (hessesch) Beamten déi lëtzebuergesch Nimm am 19. Joerhonnert no hirem Ouer opgeschriwwen hunn
- The ignorance is only to be understood as a result of the fact that German-speaking (Hessian) officials wrote down the Luxembourgish names in the 19th century from what they heard
- 2001, Jeanny Friederich et al., Eng Klack fir eis Sprooch:
Declension
declension of hessesch
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass hessesch | si ass hessesch | et ass hessesch | si si(nn) hessesch | |
| without article | nominative/accusative | hesseschen | hessesch | hessescht | hessesch |
| dative | hesseschem | hessescher | hesseschem | hesseschen | |
| with article | nominative/accusative | hesseschen | hessesch | hessescht | hessesch |
| dative | hesseschen | hessescher | hesseschen | hesseschen | |