iwwel
See also: Iwwel
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German *üvel, a variant of übel, from Old High German ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz. Cognate with German übel, Dutch euvel, English evil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈivel/, [ˈivəl]
Adjective
iwwel (masculine iwwelen, neuter iwwelt, comparative méi iwwel, superlative am iwwelsten)
- nauseous, queasy, sick
- bad
- Synonym: schlecht
Declension
declension of iwwel
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass iwwel | si ass iwwel | et ass iwwel | si si(nn) iwwel | |
| without article | nominative/accusative | iwwelen | iwwel | iwwelt | iwwel |
| dative | iwwelem | iwweler | iwwelem | iwwelen | |
| with article | nominative/accusative | iwwelen | iwwel | iwwelt | iwwel |
| dative | iwwelen | iwweler | iwwelen | iwwelen | |
Derived terms
- Iwwel (“ill, evil”)
- iwwel huelen (“to take offence”)
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Old High German ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz. Compare German übel, Dutch euvel, English evil.
Adjective
iwwel
- evil
- bad
- calamitous
- nauseous