Moolzecht
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From late Middle High German *mālzīt, mālzeit, from māl (“meal”) + zīt (“time”). The Luxembourgish form through a reduced *mālzet with -ch- probably by hypercorrection (as in Aarbecht, Wourecht). Compare German Mahlzeit, Dutch maaltijd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːl.t͡səɕt/
Noun
Moolzecht f (plural Moolzechten)
- meal
Derived terms
- Haaptmoolzecht (“main meal”)