Wéërvräüsch
Limburgish
Etymology
Compound of Wéër (“weather”) + Vräüsch (“frog”). Compare German Wetterfrosch, Central Franconian Wedderfrösch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋeə̯ʁˌvʁɔʏ̯ʃ/
- Hyphenation: Wéër‧vräüsch
- Rhymes: -ɔʏ̯ʃ
Noun
Wéërvräüsch m (plural Wéërvräüsche) (Eupen)
- A frog kept in a jar with a small ladder; when the frog climbed up the ladder, this was seen as an indication of warmer weather in the following days.