wuë
See also: wue
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- wu (Eupen, reduced form)
- wooe (Krefeld)
- boe (Maastrichtian)
- wo, woe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋuə̯/
- Hyphenation: wuë
- Rhymes: -uə̯
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar. The vowel sound, /uː/, /uə̯/ (common throughout Limburgish), is not expected and therefore might indicate influence from another word or language.
Adverb
wuë
- (Eupen, interrogative) where (at what place)
- (Eupen, relative) where (at or in which place or situation)
Derived terms
- wu