jorelaang
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- joerelaang
Etymology
From Joer (“year”) + laang (“long”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjoː(ə̯)ʀəlaːŋ/
Adjective
jorelaang (masculine jorelaangen, neuter jorelaangt, not comparable)
- longstanding, of many years
- Et ass eng jorelaang Traditioun. ― It is a longstanding tradition.
Declension
declension of jorelaang
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass jorelaang | si ass jorelaang | et ass jorelaang | si si(nn) jorelaang | |
| without article | nominative/accusative | jorelaangen | jorelaang | jorelaangt | jorelaang |
| dative | jorelaangem | jorelaanger | jorelaangem | jorelaangen | |
| with article | nominative/accusative | jorelaangen | jorelaang | jorelaangt | jorelaang |
| dative | jorelaangen | jorelaanger | jorelaangen | jorelaangen | |
Adverb
jorelaang
- for years
- Mir hu jorelaang zu Lëtzebuerg gewunnt. ― We have lived in Luxembourg for years.